Smith's Red Rock Hare

Smith's Red Rock Hare
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Pronolagus
Species: P. rupestris
Binomial name
Pronolagus rupestris
(A. Smith, 1834)
Smith's Red Rock Hare range

Smith's Red Rock Hare (Pronolagus rupestris) is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Description

The Smith's Red Rock Hare has a warm brown back[1], grey ears and dark brown tail[2]. The under fur is soft and white. The claws and digits are short. The head and body together measure 350mm-495mm[3].

Diet and habitat

Diet usually comprises grasses(such a sprouting grass[4]), and herbs. They live on rocky slopes and tops of rocky outcrops.

References

  1. ^ Kingdon, Jonathan. East African Mammal. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-43720-5. 
  2. ^ http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/s/0MLagomorph/Leporidae/Pronolagus/pronolagus_rupestris.htm
  3. ^ Kingdon, Jonathan. East African Mammal. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-43720-5. 
  4. ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41295/0