Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderHyracoidea (Hyraxes)
FamilyProcaviidae (Hyraxes)
GenusHeterohyrax (Bush Hyraxes)
SpeciesHeterohyrax brucei (Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax)

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overall probability at Kafue National Park

4 Verified records at Kafue National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a species of hyrax in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, northern South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. Hyrax comes from the Greek word ὕραξ, or shrew-mouse. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Dendrohyrax arboreus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax at Kafue National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
11	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
20	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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