🌍 World Animal Map

Jameson's red rock hare Pronolagus randensis Least concern

Where the Jameson's red rock hare lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Jameson's red rock hare: Pronolagus randensis Rudloff
Photo: Klaus Rudloff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific namePronolagus randensis
GroupRabbits, hares & pikas
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsAfrica
ClassMammal
OrderLagomorpha
FamilyLeporidae

Where does the Jameson's red rock hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Jameson's red rock hare in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Jameson's red rock hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Jameson's red rock hare?

The Jameson's red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Pronolagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Jameson's red rock hare

Jameson's red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) is a species of rabbit in the family Leporidae found in rocky habitats in Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique. It is rufous and brown-furred, nocturnal, 42 to 50 cm (17 to 20 in) in length and 1.82 to 2.95 kg (4.0 to 6.5 lb) in weight—slightly smaller than the largest of the red rock hare species, the Natal red rock hare (P. crassicaudatus).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Jameson's red rock hare (revision 1378645297), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q543227 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

Related rabbits, hares & pikas

Browse: all rabbits, hares & pikas · all animal groups · animals by country · all animals