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The riverine rabbit's scientific name is Bunolagus monticularis. [3] It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1903 as Lepus monticularis with the type locality of Deelfontein, Cape Colony, South Africa; [4] it was separated into its own species in 1929. [5]
They are generally small in size and come in two main groupings of body plans, the larger rabbit group and smaller pika group, ranging overall from the 11 cm (4 in) long Gansu pika to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare. The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution.
Europe, western Asia, northeastern North America, southern South America, eastern Oceana (introduced in light red) Size: 60–75 cm (24–30 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail [40] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland [41] Diet: Grass, herbs, field crops, twigs, buds, and bark [40] LC Unknown [41] Granada hare. L. granatensis Rosenhauer, 1856
Topography of South Africa. South Africa is located in subtropical southern Africa, lying between 22°S and 35°S.It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland) to the northeast, by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the coastline extending for more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi).
Scrub hare in South Africa. Hares, members of genus Lepus of family Leporidae, are medium size mammals native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. North American jackrabbits are actually hares. Species vary in size from 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) in length and have long powerful back legs, and ears up to 20 cm (8 in) in length.
The riverine rabbit, a critically endangered animal, lives exclusively in seasonal river basins and a very particular set of scrubland in the central semiarid region in the Karoo. [37] It is hunted by falconiformes and Verreaux's eagles. [38] Its numbers have been consistently lowering due to destruction of its habitat. [39]
Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements. The list of marine molluscs of South Africa is a list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.
The springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is the national animal of South Africa. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Africa. There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which two are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, fifteen are vulnerable, and thirteen are near threatened. Two of the species listed ...