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Benin tree hyrax

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Species of mammal in the family Procaviidae

Benin tree hyrax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Procaviidae
Genus: Dendrohyrax
Species: D. interfluvialis
Binomial name
Dendrohyrax interfluvialis
Oates, et al. (2022)

The Benin tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax interfluvialis) is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from neighboring Dendrohyrax dorsalis by its nighttime barking vocalizations, its shorter and broader skull, and its lighter pelage. Its range is the region between the Niger and Volta Rivers in West Africa, hence the specific epithet.

References

  1. Oates, John F.; Woodman, Neal; Gaubert, Philippe; Sargis, Eric J.; Wiafe, Edward D.; Lecompte, Emilie; Dowsett-Lemaire, Françoise; Dowsett, Robert J.; Gonedelé Bi, Sery; Ikemeh, Rachel A.; Djagoun, Chabi A. M. S.; Tomsett, Louise; Bearder, Simon K. (2022). "A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae: Dendrohyrax) from West Africa and the significance of the Niger–Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (2): 527–552. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab029.
Extant Hyracoidea (Hyraxes) species
Procaviidae
Dendrohyrax
(Tree hyraxes)
Heterohyrax
Procavia
Category
Taxon identifiers
Dendrohyrax interfluvialis


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