Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tarangire National Park

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Rock Hyrax
LC

Rock Hyrax

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Procavia capensis

Insufficient data
Southern Tree Hyrax
LC

Southern Tree Hyrax

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Tarangire National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Tarangire National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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