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Hyracoidea

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Hyracoidea

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Also known as Procaviidae, dassies, hyraxes

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Hyracoidea is an order of small, furry mammals commonly known as hyraxes, which are found primarily in Africa and the Middle East. These creatures are scientifically interesting because, despite their resemblance to rodents, they are actually more closely related to elephants and sea cows according to genetic studies.

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Hyracoidea

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderHyracoidea
Observations recorded22,610

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Research

60 papers

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taxon name
Hyracoidea
Commons category
Hyracoidea
start time
55800000-0
taxon common name
klippegrevlinger
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