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species of mammal
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*Procavia capensis*, commonly known as the rock hyrax or rock dassie, is a species within the family Procaviidae. It belongs to the order Hyracoidea, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was originally described by Pallas in 1766.
This diurnal mammal has a gestation period of 225 days and typically produces a litter size of 3. The longest observed lifespan for the species is 14.8 years. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2015.
Specimen records and occurrences are documented in institutions such as UWZM, MVZ, UWBM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, and UMZM. These records originate from countries including Zimbabwe, South Africa, the United States, Kenya, and Botswana.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernProcavia capensis
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderHyracoidea
- FamilyProcaviidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,228
- With media
- 59
- Family
- Procaviidae
- Collections
- UWZM, MVZ, UWBM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UMZM, ASNHC
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, South Africa, United States, Kenya, Botswana
Bird sounds
- call· South Africa· quality A
- call· Oman· quality A
- call· Zimbabwe· quality A
- call· Botswana· quality A
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Procavia capensis
- Commons category
- Procavia capensis
- Commons gallery
- Procavia capensis
- taxon common name
- Klippschliefer
- gestation period
- 225
- litter size
- 3
- longest observed lifespan
- 14.8
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Procavia_capensis
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- P. capensis
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