Order Lagomorpha
Author
Wilson, Don E.
Author
Reeder, DeeAnn
text
2005
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1
185
211
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Poelagus marjorita
(St. Leger 1929)
[Lepus] marjorita
St. Leger 1929
,
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 10, 4: 292
.
Type Locality:
"Near
Masindi
, Bunyoro [Bunyuru]
Uganda
,
4000 ft.
[
1219 m
]", Africa.
Vernacular Names:
Bunyoro Rabbit
.
Synonyms:
Poelagus larkeni
St. Leger 1935
;
Poelagus oweni
Setzer 1956
.
Distribution:
S
Sudan
,
Uganda
,
Ruanda
,
Burundi
, NE Dem. Rep.
Congo
,
Central African Republic
, S
Chad
, disjunct population in
Angola
.
Conservation:
IUCN
– Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion:
This savanna-woodland species, like
Pronolagus
, is associated with rocky outcrops.