Procavia capensis - #5323
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis jayakari
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
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah, Breeding Centre of Endangered Arabian Wildlife
Image Date
13 December 2010
Photographer
KD Rudloff