Hispid Hare
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| Caprolagus hispidus (Pearson, 1839) |
The Hispid Hare, Caprolagus hispidus, is a leporid native to the foothills of the Himalaya. This hare was formerly widely distributed but its habitat is much reduced and degraded by deforestation, cultivation, and human settlement, and now it is confined to isolated regions in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. It is one of the world's rarest mammals.
Other names include Bristly Rabbit and Assam Rabbit.
[edit] References
- ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 194-195. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Caprolagus hispidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. Listed as Endangered (EN A1c+2c, B1+2abcde, C1 v2.3)
