Yellow-spotted rock hyrax: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-spotted rock hyrax lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Heterohyrax brucei
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Hyracoidea
Family	Procaviidae

Where does the yellow-spotted rock hyrax live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-spotted rock hyrax in 4 countries and territories across Africa.

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 yellow-spotted rock hyrax endangered?

The yellow-spotted 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 yellow-spotted rock hyrax?

The yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a mammal in the order Hyracoidea and the family Procaviidae, genus Heterohyrax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-spotted rock hyrax

The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a species of hyrax in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, northern South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. Hyrax comes from the Greek word ὕραξ, or shrew-mouse.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (revision 1379736264), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q186942 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).