Procaviidae (Hyraxes)

Family

Hyraxes

Procaviidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rock Hyrax
LC

Rock Hyrax

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Procavia capensis

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
LC

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heterohyrax brucei

50–60% · Likely
Southern Tree Hyrax
LC

Southern Tree Hyrax

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dendrohyrax arboreus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Hyraxes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
70–80%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
70–80%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
60–70%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
50–60%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
50–60%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
40–50%
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
40–50%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
40–50%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
40–50%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
30–40%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
30–40%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
20–30%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
20–30%
17 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
20–30%
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
20 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
10–20%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
10–20%
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
23 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
10–20%
24 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
10–20%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
26 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
27 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
29 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
31 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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