Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax
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Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
53 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Southern Tree Hyrax
LC

Southern Tree Hyrax

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dendrohyrax arboreus

10–20% · With luck
Rock Hyrax
LC

Rock Hyrax

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Procavia capensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Masai Mara National Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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