Dendrohyrax arboreus

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Overview

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: The species occurs in forested and well-wooded areas. In South Africa, occurs in Afromontane forests and thickets of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces (Lawes et al. 2000). At the western coastal limit occurs in milkwood-dominated coastal forests (Gaylard 1994), while further north in central Mozambique it occurs in lowland evergreen forests and in the evergreen riverine forests of the Save River (Smithers and Lobão Tello 1976). In East Africa, in the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Maasai Mara Game Reserve, they are found in fig trees and in the riverine forests (H. Hoeck pers. comm. ); they also occur in drier Acacia woodland and in rocky alpine and sub-alpine habitats . Throughout their range , dependent on tree cavities, epiphytes or dense matted forest vegetation for shelter . A decrease in numbers in southern Africa has been attributed to loss of structure within habitat, rather than forest size (Castley and Kerley 1993). The biology and life-history of the species is summarized by Milner and Gaylard (in press ).[1].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.2     Savanna - Moist   
  
•     6     Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs , mountain peaks)   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Dendrohyrax validus

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Aug-2007

Shoshani (2005) included Dendrohyrax validus as a synonym of Dendrohyrax arboreus. The validity of D. validus as a distinct species has been questioned by some authors (e.g. , Bothma 1971), but has been retained as distinct by others (Meester et al. 1986, Schlitter 1993, Milner and Gaylard in press ). It is here retained as a full species.[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Dendrohyrax

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

D. arboreus (Southern Tree Dassie) · D. arboreus arboreus (Southern Tree Hyrax) · D. dorsalis (Beecroft's Tree Hyrax) · D. validus (Eastern Tree Dassie)

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Further Reading

• An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct, by William Henry Flower. .. and Richard Lydekker. .. London, A. and C. Black, 1891. url p. 418.
• Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 267.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 83 1939 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 442, p. 523, p. 531, p. 577, p. 585, p. 587, p. 609, p. 684, p. 729, p. 742.
• Catalogue of carnivorous, pachydermatous and edentate Mammalia. .. in the. .. Museum / by J.E. Gray London, 1869. url p. 292, p. 293.
• Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) Comp. by the Royal society of London. Cambridge, C. J. Clay and sons, 1867-1902; url p. 828.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. url p. 828.
• Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History) by R. Lydekker. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1913-16. url p. 117, p. 76.
• Hand-list of the edentate, thick-skinned and ruminant mammals in the British Museum. By Dr. J.E. Gray. Forty-two plates of skulls, &c. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1873. url p. 44.
• IUCN Directory of Afrotropical Protected Areas IUCN, UNEP url p. 161, p. 266, p. 768.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 1892 Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 457.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 134, p. 135, p. 135, p. 154, p. 154, p. 155, p. 155, p. 373, p. 440, p. 49, p. 49.
• The Ecology of arboreal folivores: a symposium held at the Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, May 29-31, 1975 / Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978. url p. 201.
• The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 2374.
• The mammals of Africa: country lists. Draft document IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNEP, WWF url .
• The mammals of South Africa / by W.L. Sclater. .. London: R.H. Porter, 1900-01. url p. 314.

Notes

Contributors

• Barry, R., Bloomer, P., Hoeck, H. & Shoshani, H. 2008. Dendrohyrax arboreus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Hyrax Specialist Group 1996. Dendrohyrax arboreus. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Field Museum: Mammal specimens
• GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 106318
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-584906
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2494459
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 584906
• IUCN ID: 204811
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2701

Footnotes

1. Barry, R., Bloomer, P., Hoeck, H. & Shoshani, H. 2008. Dendrohyrax arboreus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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