Rock Hyrax
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Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
33 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock hyrax (; Procavia capensis), also called dassie, Rickaz, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, or coney (in early English Bible translations), is a medium-sized terrestrial hyrax native to Africa and the Middle East. Commonly called the dassie in South Africa (; Afrikaans: klipdassie), it is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia. Rock hyraxes weigh 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb) and have short ears. Rock hyraxes are found at elevations up to 4,200 m (13,800 ft) above sea level in habitats with rock crevices, allowing them to escape from predators. They are the only extant terrestrial afrotherians in the Middle East. Hyraxes typically live in groups of 10–80 animals, and forage as a group. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Hyrax sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
30–40
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
40–50
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
70–80%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
14 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Hyrax in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 72% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Hyrax sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rock Hyrax in Waterberg Plateau Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Rock Hyrax in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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