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Some facts about the
Bush hyrax
Adult weight : 2.457 kg (5.4054 lbs)
Female maturity :494 days
Male maturity : 494 days
Gestation : 229 days
Weaning : 91 days
Litter size : 2
Weight at birth : 0.225 kg (0.495 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 4 W
Body mass : 1.604 kg (3.5288 lbs)
Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)
Yellow-spotted hyrax
Order : Hyracoidea
Family : Procaviidae
Species : Heterohyrax brucei
The Bush hyrax, yellow-spotted rock hyrax is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Facts about the yellow-spotted hyrax
This seems odd as Heterohyrax brucei is not reported from the Ulugurus. (Full text)