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Species
Maximum longevity: 13.6 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born specimen was at least 13.6 years of age when it died in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tree hyrax
- Image
- Tree-hyrax.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Dendrohyrax arboreus
- taxon name
- Dendrohyrax arboreus
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- Dendrohyrax arboreus
- taxon common name
- Südlicher Baumschliefer
- gestation period
- 230
- longest observed lifespan
- 13.6
- short name
- D. arboreus
- taxon range
- Zaire Province
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Encyclopedic overview
The southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree dassie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. The southern tree hyrax is mainly found in the south central eastern side of Africa.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Southern tree hyrax” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.