Dassies comprise 3 genera and 7 species, with many spectacular extinct fossils.
Each genus has a single species in southern Africa.
Procavia
Procavia capensis Rock Dassie (2 out of 6 ssp in s Afr)
eyebrows pale and inconspicuous
(P.c. capensis: black dorsal gland hairs; P.c.welwitschii: pale yellow or white dorsal gland hairs)
Heterohyrax
Heterohyrax brucei Yellow Spotted Dassie (2 out of 3 ssp in s Afr)
pale below and paler on sides
(H.b. ruddi: w Moz, Zim, e Bot; H.b. grantii: Lim)
Dendrohyrax (4 spp total)
Dendrohyrax arboreus Southern Tree Dassie (1 ssp in region)
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Maps of species
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/map?taxa=43092,43088,567432,489329#6/-26.089/24.958
Species recorded:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=113055&preferred_place_id=113055&taxon_id=43083&view=species
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