What is Hyrax?
{{taxobox | name = Hyrax | fossil_range = Early [[Eocene]] - Recent | image = Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Yellow-spotted Hyrax (''[[Heterohyrax brucei]]'') | regnum = [[Animalia]] | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | superordo = [[Afrotheria]] | ordo = '''Hyracoidea''' | ordo_authority = [[Thomas Henry Huxley|Huxley]], 1869 | subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]] | subdivision = * Family [[Procaviidae]] ''[[Procavia]]''<br> ''[[Heterohyrax]]''<br> ''[[Dendrohyrax]]'' }} '''Hyrax''' also called '''dassie''' is any of four species of thick, herbivorous [[mammal]]s in the order '''Hyracoidea''', any of six species of small hoofed mammal (ungulates) native to [[Africa]] and extreme southwestern [[Asia]]. Hyraxes are well-furred rotund creatures with a short tail. Most measure between 30–70&nbsp;cm long and weigh between 2–5&nbsp;kg. Hyraxes are mentioned in the [[Old Testament]] of the Bible and it is possible that the Hebrew word for hyrax (''shafan'') is the source of the name of present-day [[Spain]]. Even though hyraxes are not native to Spain, [[rabbit]]s are, and the theory states that early Hebrew explorers considered the rabbits to be a variety of hyrax. [[Category:Mammals of Africa]] [[Category:Mammals]] {{biology-stub}}