Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Lagomorpha
- ---- family: Leporidae
- ----- species: Lepus capensis
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Characteristics: | herbivore; this typical hare has well developed hind legs for running and leaping; the ears as well as the eyes are large; the colour of the coat varies from light brown to reddish to sandy grey; the females are larger than the males; |
Countries: | - BW
- Botswana
- ZA
- South Africa
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT1202
- Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1203
- Montane fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1309
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- AT1310
- Kaokoveld desert
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
- AT1315
- Namib desert
- AT1316
- Namibian savanna woodlands
- AT1322
- Succulent Karoo
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References: | Cillié 1997: 186 |