| Yunnan 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. comus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepus comus G. M. Allen, 1927
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| Yunnan hare range | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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| Yunnan hare | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 雲南兔 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 云南兔 | ||||||
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The Yunnan hare (Lepus comus) is a medium-sized species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage. It was considered endemic to China (mainly in Yunnan), but its presence was recorded in northern Myanmar in 2000. It is a herbivore, and forages on shrubs and forbs. It is rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The Red List of China's Vertebrates has listed the Yunnan hare as near threatened, almost meeting the criteria to be listed as vulnerable.
- ^ Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2019). "Lepus comus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41278A45187160. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41278A45187160.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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