Jeheskel Shoshani, University of Asmara, Asmara, Michigan, Eritrea
Published online: September 2002
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001577
Hyracoidea (hyraxes) appear to have originated in Africa from ungulate mammals. Despite their rabbit size, lack of visible tail, and absence of trunk, hyraxes are the closest land relatives of elephants.
Keywords: hyrax; arboreal; dorsal gland; ungulate; uranotheria
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Figure 1. Abyssinian rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)
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| Further Reading | |
| Barry RE and Shoshani J (2000) Heterohyrax brucei. Mammalian Species 645: 1–7. | |
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| Eley RM (1994) The hyrax: a most mysterious mammal. Biologist 41: 141–144. | |
| book Fischer MS (1989) "Hyracoids, the sister-group of perissodactyls". In: Prothero DR and Schoch RM (eds) The evolution of perissodactyls, pp. 37–56. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | |
| book Hoeck HN (1984) "Hyraxes". In: Macdonald D (ed.) The encyclopedia of mammals (2 vols), pp. 462–465. New York: Facts on File. | |
| Jones C (1978) Dendrohyrax dorsalis. Mammalian Species 113: 1–4. | |
| book Maloiy GMO and Eley RM (1994) The Hyrax. Nairobi, Kenya: Regal Press. | |
| book McKenna MC, Bell SK, Simpson GG et al. (1997) A classification of mammals above the species level. New York: Columbia University Press. | |
| Olds N and Shoshani J (1982) Procavia capensis. Mammalian Species 171: 1–7. | |
| Shoshani J (1992) Ecology and taxonomy: a new approach, using Heterohyrax vs. Procavia as a case study. Israel Journal of Zoology 38(3/4): 399–416. | |
| book Shoshani J (1998) "Hyraxes". In: Gould E and McKay G (eds) Encyclopedia of Mammals (Kirshner D, illustrator), pp. 188–189. San Diego: Academic Press. | |
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