Dendrohyrax arboreus

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hyracoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Ordo: Hyracoidea

Familia: Procaviidae
Genus: Dendrohyrax
Species: Dendrohyrax arboreus

Name

Dendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith, 1827)

• Type material: Unknown.
• Type locality: “the forests of South Africa”.

Combinations

• Hyrax arboreus Smith, 1827: 468 [original combination]
• Dendrohyrax arboreus — Gray, 1868: 49 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1827. Description of two quadrupeds inhabiting the South of Africa, about the Cape of Good Hope. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15(2): 460–470, pl. 19. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Butynski, T., Hoeck, H. & de Jong, Y.A. 2015. IUCN: Dendrohyrax arboreus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T6409A21282806. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T6409A21282806.en. Accessed on 06 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Boomdassie
Deutsch: Waldschliefer
Ελληνικά: Νότιος Δενδρύραξ
English: Southern Tree Hyrax
français: Daman d'arbre
日本語: ミナミキノボリハイラックス
português: Hirax-arbóreo-do-sul
SiSwati: imbila ye ma hlatsi
Kiswahili: Perere
isiZulu: umqha

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