Procavia (Rock Hyraxes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Procavia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rock 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 Our cities In captivity: 61 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 1	~80%
	Rock Hyrax			~80%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 1	~70%
	Rock Hyrax			~70%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~60%
	Rock Hyrax			~60%
4	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~50%
	Rock Hyrax			~50%
5	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 1	~40%
	Rock Hyrax			~40%
6	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~40%
	Rock Hyrax			~40%
7	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
10	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 1	~40%
	Rock Hyrax			~40%
2	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~30%
	Rock Hyrax			~30%
3	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Rock Hyrax			~20%
4	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%
5	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Rock Hyrax			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
6	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
8	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
12	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Ramat Gan Safari	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
16	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
17	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
21	Novosibirsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
22	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
23	Colchester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
24	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Edinburgh Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
26	Calgary Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
27	Diergaarde Blijdorp	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
28	Night Safari	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
29	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
31	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
33	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
35	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
36	Hogle Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
39	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
40	Pueblo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Tennōji Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
42	River Wonders	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
43	Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
44	Henry Vilas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
46	Stone Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Dierenpark Zie-ZOO	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
48	Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
50	Kobe Animal Kingdom	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity

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