Dendrohyrax dorsalis (Fraser 1854)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Hyracoidea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 87-89 : 87

Dendrohyrax dorsalis (Fraser 1854)

[Dendrohyrax] dorsalis (Fraser 1854) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1854: 99.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Bioko.

Vernacular Names: Western Tree Hyrax.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. dorsalis Fraser 1854

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. emini Thomas 1887

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. latrator Thomas 1910

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. marmota Thomas 1901

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. nigricans Peters 1879

Subspecies Dendrohyrax dorsalis subsp. sylvestris (Temminek 1853)

Distribution: West and Central Africa from Senegal, Gambia to N Angola; Bioko ( Equatorial Guinea); C and NE Dem. Rep. Congo; N Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Jones (1978, Mammalian Species, 113).