Species Lepus saxatilis F. Cuvier, 1823 (Scrub hare)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Lagomorpha
  • ---- family: Leporidae
  • ----- species: Lepus saxatilis
Characteristics:herbivore; body-length: 45-65cm; the fur on the back is grizzled gray with black speckles; the belly is white; the short tail is dark on top and white underneath; the erect ears are prominent; the Scrub Hare is larger than the Cape Hare
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0702
Angolan Mopane woodlands
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 184
Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/3/3e/Bushhase.jpg
Date: 2005-04-11
Place: Pilansberg National Park, South Africa
Creator: Masteraah
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikipedia
Date: before 2007-07-27
Place: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Creator: Lee R. Berger, uploaded by Profberger at en.wikipedia
Permission: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License

Language Lineage Name IPA Grammatical info Meaning References