Cavia capensis Pallas, 1766

(Figs 124-127)

Cavia capensis Pallas, 1766: 30 .

COMMON NAME. — Rock Hyrax .

CURRENT NAME. — Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766) .

See Shoshani (2005: 88) and Hoeck (2011: 43).

COLLECTOR/S. — Initially collected by M. van Estland and provided to the Baudin expedition at Cape Town (Péron 1804a).

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Cape Town, South Africa.

COLLECTION DATE. — Before 24 January 1804.

COMMENTS. — One specimen was collected alive by F. P. Fauvre (Péron 1804a). Two animals were taken alive back to France on board Le Géographe (Jangoux et al. 2010: 269, 276).

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80132 (Fig. 124; living animal, feet and skull), Inv. no. 80133 (Fig. 125; sketch of a living animal), and Inv. no. 80147-1 and 80147-2 (Figs 126; 127; feet and muzzle).