Procavia capensis (Pallas 1766)

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Procavia capensis (Pallas 1766)

[Cavia] capensis Pallas 1766 , Misc. Zool.: 30.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Rock Hyrax.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. capensis Pallas 1766

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. bamendae Brauer 1913

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. capillosa Brauer 1917

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. erlangeri Neumann 1901

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. habessinicus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. jacksoni Thomas 1900

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. jayakari Thomas 1892

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. johnstoni Thomas 1894

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. kerstingi Matschie 1899

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. mackinderi Thomas 1900

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. matschiei Neumann 1900

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. pallida Thomas 1891

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. ruficeps Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. scioanus Giglioli 1888

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. sharica Thomas and Wroughton 1907

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. syriacus Schreber 1784

Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. welwitschii Gray 1868

Distribution: Sub-Saharan and NE Africa (a line from Senegal through S Algeria and Libya, Egypt to southern most tip of Africa), portion of the Levant ( Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel), and the Arabian peninsula ( Saudi Arabia, Yemen); isolated mountains in Algeria and Libya.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Allen (1939), Meester et al. (1986), Olds and Shoshani (1982, Mammalian Species, 171).