Ethiopian hare

Ethiopian hare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species:
L. fagani
Binomial name
Lepus fagani
Ethiopian hare range

The Ethiopian hare (Lepus fagani) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It was first described in 1903, by the British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The dorsal pelage is brownish buff, and is finely grizzled with black. The ventral pelage is fluffy and white in colour. Endemic to Ethiopia, it is found in the Afromontane Biozone of Ethiopia, and in the borders of the Sudanian Savanna Biozone. It is rated as a least concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

  1. ^ Johnston, C.H.; Tolesa, Z. (2019). "Lepus fagani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T11798A45178437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T11798A45178437.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beolens et al., 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSW3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).