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Rock Hyrax (Rotsklipdas)


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Rock Hyrax - Procavia capensis - Rotsklipdas
North-Africa, Senegal to Sudan and Tanzania, Angola to South-Africa, Middle East and Arabian Peninsula.

The following 17 subspecies are being recognized:
Procavia capensis capensis - Cape Province and Transvaal, South Africa;
Procavia capensis welwitschii - Southwest-Angola and Namibia;
Procavia capensis bamendae - Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon;
Procavia capensis kerstingi - Togo, Benin and Nigeria;
Procavia capensis johnstoni - Congo to Central-Kenya and south to Central-Malawi;
Procavia capensis matschiei - North-Tanzania;
Procavia capensis jacksoni - Southwest-Kenya;
Procavia capensis mackinderi - Central-Kenya (Mount Kenya);
Procavia capensis capillosa - North-Kenya to Central-Ethiopia;
Procavia capensis erlangeri - Somalia;
Procavia capensis pallida - Djibouti and North-Somalia;
Procavia capensis habessinicus - Northwest-Ethiopia;
Procavia capensis sharica - Shari Valley, Chad;
Procavia capensis ruficeps - South-Algeria to Sudan;
Procavia capensis syriacus - Lebanon, Syria and Egypt to Southwest-Asia;
Procavia capensis jayakari - South-Saudi Arabia.

Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.


Cape Rock HyraxProcavia capensis capensis
Cape Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis capensis