Rock hyrax: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rock hyrax lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Procavia capensis
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Hyracoidea
Family	Procaviidae

Where does the rock hyrax live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock hyrax in 12 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rock hyrax endangered?

The rock hyrax’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rock hyrax?

The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) is a mammal in the order Hyracoidea and the family Procaviidae, genus Procavia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock hyrax

The rock hyrax (; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Rickaz, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, or coney (in early English Bible translations), is a medium-sized terrestrial hyrax native to Africa and the Middle East. Commonly called the dassie in South Africa (; Afrikaans: klipdassie), it is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia.

Rock hyraxes weigh 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb) and have short ears.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock hyrax (revision 1381434957), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q323847 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).