Ethiopian highland hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ethiopian highland hare Lepus starcki Least concern

Where the Ethiopian highland hare lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Lepus starcki
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Is the Ethiopian highland hare endangered?

The Ethiopian highland hare’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Ethiopian highland hare?

The Ethiopian highland hare (Lepus starcki) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Lepus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ethiopian highland hare

The Ethiopian highland hare (Lepus starcki) or Starck's hare is a medium-sized species of mammal in the rabbit and hare family, Leporidae. Its dorsal pelage is grizzled, buff white and spotted and streaked with black, while its belly fur is pure white and fluffy. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands, ranging over the Afroalpine regions of the Shoa, Bale, and Arsi Provinces of Ethiopia. A herbivore, it mostly feeds on moorland grasses. The IUCN rates it as a species of least concern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ethiopian highland hare (revision 1345025033), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q257754 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).