HYRAX

Hyrax

Hyraxes are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically, they measure between 30 and 70 cm long and weigh between 2 and 5 kg. They are often mistaken for rodents, but are more closely related to elephants. Four species are recognised; the rock hyrax, the yellow-spotted rock hyrax, the western tree hyrax and the southern tree hyrax . Their distribution is limited to Africa and the Middle East.

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hyrax

Noun

  1. Any of several small, ungulate herbivorous mammals, of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors; they are native to Africa and the Middle East.


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