Dassies

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)

• colonial
• molars hypsodont
• mammae 1 pr pectoral, 2 pr inguinal

• 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)

• colonial
• molars brachydont
• mammae 1 pr pectoral or absent, 2 pr inguinal
• yellow dorsal gland hairs
• eyebrows white and conspicuous

• 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)

• solitary or couples
• molars brachydont
• mammae 1 pr pectoral or absent, 1 or 2 pr inguinal
• fur longer- appears woolly
• eyebrows pale and inconspicuous

Publicado el 03 de octubre de 2022 a las 03:34 PM por tonyrebelo