Ethiopian highland hare

Ethiopian highland hare

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Lepus
Species:	L. starcki
Binomial name
*Lepus starcki* Petter, 1963

Ethiopian highland hare range

The Ethiopian highland hare (Lepus starcki) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands, where it is almost entirely restricted to altitudes above those of other African hares.

References

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Lagomorph Specialist Group 1996. Lepus starcki. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

Extant Lagomorpha species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Euarchontoglires

Family Ochotonidae (Pikas)

Ochotona

Family Leporidae (Rabbits and Hares)

Pentalagus	Amami Rabbit (P. furnessi)

Bunolagus	Riverine Rabbit (B. monticularis)

Nesolagus	Sumatran Striped Rabbit (N. netscheri) Annamite Striped Rabbit (N. timminsi)

Romerolagus	Volcano Rabbit (R. diazi)

Brachylagus	Pygmy Rabbit (B. idahoensis)

Sylvilagus (Cottontail rabbits)	Subgenus Tapeti: Swamp Rabbit (S. aquaticus) Tapeti (S. brasiliensis) Dice's Cottontail (S. dicei) Omilteme Cottontail (S. insonus) Marsh Rabbit (S. palustris) Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit (S. varynaensis) Subgenus Sylvilagus: Desert Cottontail (S. audubonii) Manzano Mountain Cottontail (S. cognatus) Mexican Cottontail (S. cunicularis) Eastern Cottontail (S. floridanus) Tres Marias Rabbit (S. graysoni) Mountain Cottontail (S. nuttallii) Appalachian Cottontail (S. obscurus) Robust Rabbit (S. robustus) New England Cottontail (S. transitionalis) Subgenus Microlagus: Brush Rabbit (S. bachmani) San Jose Brush Rabbit (S. mansuetus)

Oryctolagus	European Rabbit (O. cuniculus)

Poelagus	Bunyoro Rabbit (P. marjorita)

Pronolagus (Red rock hares)	Natal Red Rock Hare (P. crassicaudatus) Jameson's Red Rock Hare (P. randensis) Smith's Red Rock Hare (P. rupestris) Hewitt's Red Rock Hare (P. saundersiae)

Caprolagus	Hispid Hare (C. hispidus)

Lepus (Hares)	Subgenus Macrotolagus: Antelope Jackrabbit (L. alleni) Subgenus Poecilolagus: Snowshoe Hare (L. americanus) Subgenus Lepus: Arctic Hare (L. arcticus) Alaskan Hare (L. othus) Mountain Hare (L. timidus) Subgenus Proeulagus: Black-tailed Jackrabbit (L. californicus) White-sided Jackrabbit (L. callotis) Cape Hare (L. capensis) Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (L. flavigularis) Black Jackrabbit (L. insularis) Scrub Hare (L. saxatilis) Desert Hare (L. tibetanus) Tolai Hare (L. tolai) Subgenus Eulagos: Broom Hare (L. castrovieoi) Yunnan hare (L. comus) Korean Hare (L. coreanus) Corsican Hare (L. corsicanus) European Hare (L. europaeus) Granada Hare (L. granatensis) Manchurian hare (L. mandschuricus) Woolly Hare (L. oiostolus) Ethiopian Highland Hare (L. starcki) White-tailed Jackrabbit (L. townsendii) Subgenus Sabanalagus: Ethiopian Hare (L. fagani) African Savanna Hare (L. microtis) Subgenus Indolagus: Hainan hare (L. hainanus) Indian Hare (L. nigricollis) Burmese Hare (L. peguensis) Subgenus Sinolagus: Chinese Hare (L. sinensis) Subgenus Tarimolagus: Yarkand hare (L. yarkandensis) Subgenus incertae sedis: Japanese Hare (L. brachyurus) Abyssinian Hare (L. habessinicus)