Procavia capensis - #5325
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis matschiei
Geographic Distribution
Sub-Saharan and NE Africa (a line from Senegal through S Algeria and Libya, Egypt to southern most tip of Africa), portion of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel), and the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen); isolated mountains in Algeria and Libya.
Order/Family
Procaviidae
Genus
Procavia
Specific Epithet
capensis
Image Location
Germany, Lower Saxony, Osnabruck Zoo
Image Date
15 April 2011
Photographer
KD Rudloff