Western Tree Hyrax - Dendrohyrax dorsalis
( Fraser, 1855 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:

Usually found in lowland moist forests, as well as moist savannas, but also in montane habitats to elevations of 3,500 m. Reviewed in detail in Shultz and Roberts (2013).


Range:
This species is confined to West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to northern Uganda and southwards to northern Angola and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also on Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) (Shultz and Roberts 2013).

Conservation:

Occurs in many large, well-protected areas in its range, including Tai National Park and the National Park of Upper Niger (Guinea), as well as over a vast area comprised of remote sites.


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