Southern tree hyrax

Southern tree hyrax[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Procaviidae
Genus: Dendrohyrax
Species:
D. arboreus
Binomial name
Dendrohyrax arboreus
(A. Smith, 1827)[3]
Southern tree hyrax range

The southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree dassie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae.[4] The southern tree hyrax is mainly found in the south central eastern side of Africa.

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  2. ^ Butynski, T.; Hoeck, H.; de Jong, Y.A. (2015). "Dendrohyrax arboreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T6409A21282806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T6409A21282806.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew (1827). "Descriptions of two Quadrupeds inhabiting the South of Africa, about the Cape of Good Hope". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 15 (2): 468. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00127.x.
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