Hyraxes (from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (hýrax) ' shrew-mouse '), also called dassies, [1] [2] are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family Procaviidae within the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. [3]

The rock hyrax (/ ˈ h aɪ. r æ k s /; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some [3] interpretations of a word used in the King James Bible) coney, is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal native to Africa and the Middle East.

Les Hyracoïdes (Hyracoidea) sont un ordre de mammifères placentaires du super-ordre des afrothériens. Il ne comprend qu'une famille à l'heure actuelle, les procaviidés, appelé communément les damans. Ils sont les plus proches cousins terrestres des éléphants.

Rock Hyraxes are the largest living member of the Procavidae family. They are agile climbers and jumpers. They have long vibrissae on the face and other widely distributed over their bodies, probably for orientation in dark fissures and holes that provide suitable shelters.

The Western Tree Hyrax’s shorter, coarser dark-brown to black coat hairs, longer dorsal patch, naked rostrum, and white spot beneath the chin are the best characteristics for distinguishing D. dorsalis from other members of the genus. An obvious, large yellowish-white dorsal spot conceals a naked dorsal scent gland.

Yellow-spotted hyrax, Bush hyrax, Hogger hyrax, Daman de steppe (French) The Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a mammal found only in Africa. The name "hyrax" comes from the Greek word "ὕραξ" and means shrew-mouse.

Although very different morphologically, hyraxes (order Hyracoidea) and elephants (order Proboscidea) are closely related evolutionarily. Together with manatees and dugongs (order Sirenia) they form the Paenungulata clade, one of the two that make up the superorder Afrotheria, which includes mammals whose evolutionary origin took place on the ...

Figure 366 depicts a daman, also known as a hyrax. Figure 367 depicts the skeleton of a horse. Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates.

2013年2月24日 · Rock Hyrax or Dassie or Rock rabbit. Ordre des Hyracoïdés, Famille des Procaviidés. Hauteur au garrot: 15 à 30 cm Poids: 2 à 5 Kg Gestation: E nviron 8 mois Nombre de petits par portée: 1 à 5, 2 ou 3 en moyenne. Alimentation: Herbivore. Prédateurs: Félins, chacals, aigles, hyènes tachetées.

Le daman des arbres vit dans des zones boisées qui contiennent un mélange d’arbres âgés et jeunes. La variété des milieux forestiers qu’il habite s’étend des forêts alpines, montagnardes, des hautes terres, des basses terres et des forêts riveraines. Il peut se trouver à …