Heterohyrax (Bush Hyraxes)

Genus

Bush Hyraxes

Heterohyrax

1 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

Species in this group

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

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
LC

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heterohyrax brucei

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bush 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

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