Lepus (Eulagos) starcki Petter 1963

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 203

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Lepus (Eulagos) starcki Petter 1963 , Mammalia, 27: 239.

Type Locality: "Jeldu-Liban-Shoa, 2,740 mtres, 40 km W. Addis Abeba," [ Ethiopia].

Vernacular Names: Ethiopian Highland Hare.

Distribution: Central highlands of Ethiopia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Eulagos ( Averianov, 1998) . Formerly included in capensis ( Petter, 1963 a) , or europaeus ( Azzaroli-Puccetti, 1987 a, b); but see Angermann (1983) and Flux and Angermann (1990). Considered by Azzaroli-Puccetti (1987 a, b) to be closely related to europaeus , with a relict distribution dating back to the Pleistocene.