Dendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith 1827)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Hyracoidea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 87-89 : 87

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scientific name	Dendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith 1827)
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[Hyrax] arboreus A. Smith 1827 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 15: 468.

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

Vernacular Names: Southern Tree Hyrax.

Synonyms: Dendrohyrax adersi Kershaw 1924 ; Dendrohyrax adolfi-friederici (Brauer 1913) ; Dendrohyrax bettoni ( Thomas and Schwann 1904) ; Dendrohyrax braueri Hahn 1933 ; Dendrohyrax crawshayi (Thomas 1900) ; Dendrohyrax helgei (Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe 1925) ; Dendrohyrax laikipia Dollman 1911 ; Dendrohyrax mimus (Thomas 1900) ; Dendrohyrax neumanni ( Matschie 1893) ; Dendrohyrax ruwenzorii (Neumann 1902) ; Dendrohyrax scheelei ( Matschie 1895) ; Dendrohyrax scheffleri (Brauer 1913) ; Dendrohyrax schubotzi (Brauer 1913) ; Dendrohyrax schusteri Brauer 1917 ; Dendrohyrax stuhlmanni (Matschie 1892) ; Dendrohyrax validus True 1890 ; Dendrohyrax vilhelmi (Lönnberg 1916) ; Dendrohyrax vosseleri Brauer 1917 .

Distribution: Western Cape Prov., Eastern Cape Prov., and KwaZulu-Natal ( South Africa); Mozambique; Zambia; Malawi; Dem. Rep. Congo; Tanzania to Kenya and Sudan.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as D. validus and as D. arboreus South African subpopulation only, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes validus ; no subspecies are recognized until detailed study is conducted.