Any animal of the genus
Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order
Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (
Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (
Hyrax capensis) of South Africa. Other species are
Hyrax arboreus and
Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See
Daman.