Cape hare
| Cape hare in hieroglyphs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
wn "Cape/desert hare" in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs | |||
| Cape hare | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Lepus |
| Species: | L. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepus capensis | |
| Geographic range | |
The Cape hare (Lepus capensis), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India.