Lepus habessinicus

Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1833

Abyssinian Hare

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Location:Ethiopia, Oromia region, Ali Dege PlainsDate taken:Jul 31, 2012

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Lepus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ehrenberg, C.G. 1833-06. Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones mammalium quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem Friderici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg medicinae et chirurgiae doctorum studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. Decas secunda. Ex officina academica, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Original name as described

Lepus habessinicus

Type locality

"East coast of Abyssinia, Near Arkiko, " Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 12 names and synonyms.

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