Heterohyrax brucei

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Bush Hyrax

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Hyracoidea
Family : Procaviidae
Genus : Heterohyrax

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1868-01-01. Revision of the species of Hyrax, founded on the specimens in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)1(1):35-51.

Original name as described

Hyrax Brucei

Other common names

Yellow-spotted Hyrax

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:57a

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Ethiopia (= Abyssinia).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · South Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Burundi · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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