Hyrax - Wikipedia
Hyraxes (from Ancient Greek ὕραξ hýrax ' shrew -mouse'), also called dassies, [1][2] are small, stout, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals …
11 Astonishing Hyrax Facts - Fact Animal
Hyraxes are tiny land manatees. Well, not exactly, but they’re the closest thing to a manatee in East Africa, other than an elephant.
Hyrax: 18 amazing facts about this coney animal - Africa Freak
The hyrax is a remarkable, small, furry animal found in Africa and the Middle East. Find out all the fun facts about these rock rabbits.
Hyrax - African Wildlife Foundation
What is a hyrax? The hyrax is also called rock rabbit or dassie, is a small furry mammal. It looks like a robust, oversized guinea pig, or a rabbit with rounded ears and no tail. Hyraxes have …
Rock hyrax - Wikipedia
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 …
Hyrax | Rock-dwelling, herbivorous, burrowing | Britannica
Oct 3, 2024 · Hyrax, (order Hyracoidea), any of six species of small hoofed mammals (ungulates) native to Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Hyraxes and pikas are sometimes called …
Hyrax Facts: Animals of Africa - WorldAtlas
Apr 25, 2017 · Hyrax is a name given to small rodent-like animals under the order of Hyracoidea. While their small stature, as well as diet, resembles that of rodents, scientific studies show that …
Hyrax - New World Encyclopedia
Hyrax is the common name for any of the largely herbivorous mammals comprising the order Hyracoidea, whose modern members are characterized by thickset bodies, short tails, and …
Rock hyrax - Smithsonian's National Zoo
Rock hyraxes, also called rock dassies or rock rabbits, are small, stub-tailed, rabbit-like animals native to Africa. Though rock hyraxes resemble rodents, their closest living relatives are …
ADW: Hyracoidea: INFORMATION
Hyraxes, also known as dassies or conies, are jack-rabbit sized animals with short tails and peculiar, 3-toed hind feet with almost hoof-like nails on two of the toes (the inner toe has a …