Dendrohyrax validus
F. W. True, 1890
Eastern Tree Hyrax
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Afrotheria |
| Order | : Hyracoidea |
| Family | : Procaviidae |
| Genus | : Dendrohyrax |
Species status
Authority citation
True, F.W. 1890-09-16. Description of two new species of mammals from Mt. Kilimanjaro, East Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13:227-229.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15670962Original name as described
Dendrohyrax validus
Other common names
Tree Dassie
Type material
USNM:MAMM:18986 (= USNM:MAMM:A34721)
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b80436b8-3ad1-4f09-a0ea-bec6443fe124Type locality
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Tanzania · Kenya
Taxonomy notes
split from D. arboreus
Taxonomy notes citation
Roberts, D., Topp-Jørgensen, E. and Moyer, D. 2013. Dendrohyrax validus Eastern Tree Hyrax. In: J.S. Kingdon, D.C.D. Happold, M. Hoffmann, T.M. Butynski, M. Happold and J. Kalina (eds), Mammals of Africa. VolumeI: Introductory Chapters and Afrotheria, Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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