Order

Hyraxes

Hyracoidea

3 species in our catalog · found in 41 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderHyracoidea (Hyraxes)

Species in this group

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

Procavia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Heterohyrax brucei

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~80%
	Rock Hyrax			~70%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~80%
	Rock Hyrax			~80%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~60%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~20%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~60%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~60%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~60%
	Rock Hyrax			~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~10%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
9	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~40%
	Rock Hyrax			~40%
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~40%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~30%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~20%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~20%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~30%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~10%
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~30%
21	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~20%
24	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
25	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~20%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
28	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~10%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
33	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			~10%
35	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
36	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
37	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Tree Hyrax			Insufficient data
38	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
39	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
40	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data
41	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Rock Hyrax			Insufficient data

Hyraxes

Species in this group

Rock Hyrax

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Southern Tree Hyrax

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hyraxes

Parks Ranked