Southern tree hyrax

Weight

2.95 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

12.3 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

13.6 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

220 days – 240 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.76src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The southern tree hyrax is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderHyracoidea
5. familyProcaviidae
6. genusDendrohyrax
7. SpeciesDendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith, 1827)

Synonyms Hyrax arboreus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Western tree hyrax

Dendrohyrax dorsalis

Procaviidae

B

Benin tree hyrax

Dendrohyrax interfluvialis

ProcaviidaeNo free photo yet

E

Eastern tree hyrax

Dendrohyrax validus

ProcaviidaeNo free photo yet

D

Dendrohyrax blainvillii

ProcaviidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSouthern tree hyrax vs Western tree hyraxSouthern tree hyrax vs Benin tree hyraxSouthern tree hyrax vs Eastern tree hyraxSouthern tree hyrax vs Dendrohyrax blainvillii

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@misc{southern_tree_hyrax_2026,
  title = {Southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-tree-hyrax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}