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| Broom hare[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Lepus |
| Species: | L. castroviejoi
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| Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1976
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The broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. It was described in 1976 as separate from the Granada hare. It is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.
- ^ Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Ballesteros, F. & Smith, A.T. (2019). "Lepus castroviejoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T11797A503908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T11797A503908.en. S2CID 243894694. Retrieved 19 December 2019.