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West Sahara hare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species:
L. saharae
Binomial name
Lepus saharae
Soria-Boix, Donat-Torres, Idrissi, & Urios, 2019

The west Sahara hare (Lepus saharae) is a species of hare native to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal, as well as possibly Niger, and Burkina Faso.[1] It was first described in 2019 and was noted as having different fur markings and a narrower, longer body than other African hares, with notably long hind legs in relation to the rest of its body. The underside of its body has more white fur than the cape hare (Lepus capensis), and the black spot on the tip of its ears is less prominent.[2] It may be preyed upon by the Pharaoh eagle-owl.[3] Specimens that are now considered to be part of L. saharae were once assigned to L. capensis, a widely distributed species that likely represents a species complex.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lepus saharae (id=1006762)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Soria-Boix, C.; Donat-Torres, M. P.; Rguibi Idrissi, H.; Urios, V. (2019). "Evolutionary ecology of hares (Lepus spp.) from northwestern Africa; The problem of cryptic species and the description of a new species (Lepus saharae sp. nov.)". Evolutionary Ecology Research. 20 (5): 537–555. hdl:10251/167876.
  3. ↑ Kayser, Yves; Bergier, Patrick; Durand, Eric; Bousadik, Halima; Qninba, Abdeljebbar; Thevenot, Michel (2023). "Analyses du régime alimentaire du Grand-duc ascalaphe dans le sud de l'Oued Ad Deheb". Eléments d'Ornithologie Marocaine (in French) (eom2301): [1–10].


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