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.