Jameson's red rock hare

Jameson's red rock hare[1]
Jameson's red rock hare near Twyfelfontein, Namibia. Subspecies caucinus.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
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[3]
Subspecies[1]
P. r. randensis P. r. caucinus P. r. whitei
P. randensis range
Synonyms
Pronolagus ruddi randensis Jameson, 1907

Jameson's red rock hare (Pronolagus randensis) is a species of rabbit in the family Leporidae found in rocky habitats within Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique. It is a rufous and brown-furred nocturnal rabbit, 42 to 50 cm (17 to 20 in) in length and 1.82 to 2.95 kg (4.0 to 6.5 lb) in weight—slightly smaller than the largest of the red rock hare species, the Natal red rock hare.

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 behavior, 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.