Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Ordo: Hyracoidea
Familia: Procaviidae
Genus: Dendrohyrax
Species: D. arboreus - D. dorsalis - †D. samueli
Name
Dendrohyrax Gray, 1868
Type species: Hyrax arboreus A. Smith, 1827
Vernacular names
References
* Dendrohyrax on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892: 51.
The tree hyraxes or tree dassies are the two species in the genus Dendrohyrax. They are mammals in the Procaviidae family (the only living family within the Order Hyracoidea) . The two species are:
* Eastern Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), found in East and Southern Africa[2]
* Western Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), found in West and Central Africa[3]
The tree hyrax is a small nocturnal mammal that is related to elephants and aadvarks. They have 4-toed front feet and 3-toed back feet with rounded nails, and rubbery soles that help them climb[4].
The previously recognized Dendrohyrax validus is included in Dendrohyrax arboreus until detailed taxonomic research is conducted.[1]
References
1. ^ a b Shoshani, Jeheskel (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 87-88. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11400003.
2. ^ Barry, R., Bloomer, P., Hoeck, H. & Shoshani, H. (2008). Dendrohyrax arboreus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 May 2010.
3. ^ Barry, R., Bloomer, P., Hoeck, H. & Shoshani, H. (2008). Dendrohyrax dorsalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 May 2010.
4. ^ Estes, Richard D. (1999). The Safari Companion. Chelsea Green Publishing Company. ISBN 1890132446.
