A hyrax found in sub-Saharan Africa. It lives in rocky savannas and bush steppe and is active by day.
Its dense coat is gray-brown, with a white to cream underside. It has a small, short tail.
In an isolated church forest of about five hectares in northern Ethiopia, the bush hyrax population was estimated at around 20. Seasonal counts were 17 in the wet season, 22 after the rains and 16 in the dry season; five of the post-rainy animals were new pups.
Adult deaths were high during October and November, when the pups appeared. The hyraxes browsed leaves, shoots and flowers from 16 plant species, with flowers becoming more common in their diet after the rains. The authors warned that this small forest population could face local extinction.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
In a roughly five-hectare church forest in northern Ethiopia, the bush hyrax population was estimated at about 20 animals. The study recorded high adult mortality during the post-rainy months of October and November, when new pups also appeared. It described a small group persisting in an isolated forest patch.