Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 (Cape hyrax)
Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 143657
Alternative combinations: Cavia capensis, Hyrax capensis
Belongs to Procavia according to N. Olds and J. Shoshani 1982
Sister taxa: Procavia antiqua, Procavia obermeyerae, Procavia pliocenica, Procavia robertsi, Procavia transvaalensis
Subtaxa: Procavia capensis johnstoni
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 77.0, humerus length 74.3, scapula 45.6 x 35.9, tibia length 71.1, ulna length 67.8
Estimated body mass: 1.59 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length