Pronolagus crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy 1832)

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 : 206

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scientific name	Pronolagus crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy 1832)
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Treatment

[Lepus] crassicaudatus I. Geoffroy 1832 , Mag. Zool. Paris, 2: cl. 1, pl. 9 and text.

Type Locality: "Port Natal" [Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].

Vernacular Names: Natal Red Rock Hare.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Pronolagus crassicaudatus subsp. crassicaudatus I. Geoffroy 1832

Subspecies Pronolagus crassicaudatus subsp. ruddi Thomas and Schwann 1905

Distribution: SE South Africa; extreme S Mozambique.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included randensis , see Lundholm (1955 a). The relationship of crassicaudatus and randensis is unclear, see Petter (1972 b:6). Distribution allopatric to that of randensis , but sympatric in western half of range with rupestris .