Genus

Bush Hyraxes

Heterohyrax

1 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderHyracoidea (Hyraxes)
FamilyProcaviidae (Hyraxes)
GenusHeterohyrax (Bush Hyraxes)

Species in this group

Heterohyrax brucei

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bush Hyraxes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 17 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 1	~70%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~70%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~60%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~60%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 1	~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
5	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~50%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~50%
6	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
8	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 1	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~40%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 1	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~20%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~20%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
3	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Saitama Children's Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
8	Bearizona	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Tierpark Cottbus	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Edmonton Valley Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
11	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Frankfurt Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Drusillas Zoo Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
14	Zoologischer Garten Hof	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Aquarium d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
17	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Bush Hyraxes

Species in this group

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bush Hyraxes

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found