| Ethiopian highland hare | |
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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. starcki
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepus starcki Petter, 1963
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| Ethiopian highland hare range | |
The Ethiopian highland hare (Lepus starcki) or Starck's hare is a medium-sized species of mammal in the rabbit and hare family, Leporidae. Its dorsal pelage is grizzled, buff white and spotted and streaked with black, while its belly fur is pure white and fluffy. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands, ranging over the Afroalpine regions of the Shoa, Bale, and Arsi Provinces of Ethiopia. A herbivore, it mostly feeds on moorland grasses. The IUCN rates it as a species of least concern.
- ^ Johnston, C.H.; Tolesa, Z. (2019). "Lepus starcki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41287A45189235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41287A45189235.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.