Dendrohyrax arboreus (A. Smith 1827)

[Hyrax] arboreus A. Smith 1827, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 15: 468.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., forests of Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Southern Tree Hyrax.

Synonyms: Dendrohyrax adersi Kershaw 1924; Dendrohyrax adolfi-friederici (Brauer 1913); Dendrohyrax bettoni (Thomas and Schwann 1904); Dendrohyrax braueri Hahn 1933; Dendrohyrax crawshayi (Thomas 1900); Dendrohyrax helgei (Lönnberg and Gyldenstolpe 1925); Dendrohyrax laikipia Dollman 1911; Dendrohyrax mimus (Thomas 1900); Dendrohyrax neumanni (Matschie 1893); Dendrohyrax ruwenzorii (Neumann 1902); Dendrohyrax scheelei (Matschie 1895); Dendrohyrax scheffleri (Brauer 1913); Dendrohyrax schubotzi (Brauer 1913); Dendrohyrax schusteri Brauer 1917; Dendrohyrax stuhlmanni (Matschie 1892); Dendrohyrax validus True 1890; Dendrohyrax vilhelmi (Lönnberg 1916); Dendrohyrax vosseleri Brauer 1917 .

Distribution: Western Cape Prov., Eastern Cape Prov., and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Mozambique; Zambia; Malawi; Dem. Rep. Congo; Tanzania to Kenya and Sudan.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as D. validus and as D. arboreus South African subpopulation only, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes validus; no subspecies are recognized until detailed study is conducted.