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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27740747Original name as described
Hyrax Brucei
Other common names
Yellow-spotted Hyrax
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:57a
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df18fcad-679a-4aea-b825-fa96044d3641Type 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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