Procavia capensis (Pallas 1766) [Cavia] capensis Pallas 1766, Misc. Zool.: 30. Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope. Vernacular Names: Rock Hyrax. Subspecies:: Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. capensis Pallas 1766 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. bamendae Brauer 1913 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. capillosa Brauer 1917 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. erlangeri Neumann 1901 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. habessinicus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. jacksoni Thomas 1900 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. jayakari Thomas 1892 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. johnstoni Thomas 1894 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. kerstingi Matschie 1899 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. mackinderi Thomas 1900 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. matschiei Neumann 1900 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. pallida Thomas 1891 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. ruficeps Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1832 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. scioanus Giglioli 1888 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. sharica Thomas and Wroughton 1907 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. syriacus Schreber 1784 Subspecies Procavia capensis subsp. welwitschii Gray 1868 Distribution: Sub-Saharan and NE Africa (a line from Senegal through S Algeria and Libya, Egypt to southern most tip of Africa), portion of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel), and the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen); isolated mountains in Algeria and Libya. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: See Allen (1939), Meester et al. (1986), Olds and Shoshani (1982, Mammalian Species, 171).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Hyracoidea, pp. 87-89 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 88, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519