Jameson's red rock hare

Jameson's red rock hare
Jameson's red rock hare near Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Pronolagus
Species:
P. randensis
Binomial name
Pronolagus randensis
Jameson, 1907
P. randensis range
Synonyms

Pronolagus ruddi randensis Jameson, 1907

Jameson's red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) is a species of hare 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 weightslightly smaller than the largest of the red rock hare species, the Natal red rock hare (P. crassicaudatus).

The species is generally solitary when not breeding or grazing. Jameson's red rock hare feeds only at night. While grazing, it is sometimes seen in small groups feeding upon grasses and fresh shoots. Little is known about its mating behaviour, and its predators are similar to those of other red rock hares. It is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), being abundant in the protected areas its distribution overlaps, but its population is decreasing.