Smith's red rock hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Smith's red rock hare lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Is the Smith's red rock hare endangered?

The Smith'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 Smith's red rock hare?

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

About the Smith's red rock hare

Smith's red rockhare, Smith's red rock hare or Smith's red rock rabbit (Pronolagus rupestris) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae (rabbits and hares), and is the smallest member of the genus Pronolagus. The upperparts and gular collar are reddish brown in colour. It has warm, brown, grizzled, thicker hairs at the back of the body, and white to tawny, thinner underfur. It is native to Africa, found in parts of Kenya (Rift Valley), Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa (Northern Cape, Free State, and North West), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is a folivore, and usually forages on grasses (such as sprouting grass), shrubs and herbs. It breeds from September to February, and the female litters one or two offspring. The young leave the nest at three years of age. In 1996, it was rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smith's red rock hare (revision 1315346847), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q536459 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).