. . "Hyraxes (from the Greek \u1F55\u03C1\u03B1\u03BE, hurax, \"shrewmouse\"), also called dassies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically, they measure between 30 and 70 cm (12 and 28 in) long and weigh between 2 and 5 kg (4.4 and 11 lb). They are often mistaken for rodents, but are more closely related to elephants and manatees."@en .