Authority citation: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1832. Lièvre. _Lepus._ Linn. Magasin de zoologie 2(6):1-8.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37083562
Original name as described: Lepus crassicaudatus
Nominal names: crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832) | ruddi O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905 | kariegae Hewitt, 1927 | lebombo A. Roberts, 1936 | lebomboensis A. Roberts, 1936 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Greater Red Rock Hare
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Lagomorpha -- Family: Leporidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN-ZM-MO-1992-2005
Type locality: "Port Natal [= Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): South Africa (ZAF) | Lesotho (LSO) | Mozambique (MOZ)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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