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
Lepus (Eulagos) starcki
Petter 1963
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.