Pronolagus saundersiae (lat.) Is a species of mammal from the hare family. It was previously considered a subspecies of Rabbit Smith , but now, due to morphological and genetic differences, it has been distinguished as a separate species [1] . It lives in southern Africa .
| Pronolagus saundersiae |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squadron : | Euarchontoglires |
| View: | Pronolagus saundersiae |
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| International scientific name |
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Pronolagus saundersiae ( Hewitt , 1927) |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 136713 |
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It was first described by John Hewitt (1880-1961), director of the South African Albany Museum [2] , in 1927. Hewitt first described this hare as a subspecies of a South African rabbit . In honor of him, today the species is called the Hewitt rabbit. The Latin name saundersiae is given in honor of Enid Saunders, who delivered the hare skulls found by him with Frank Bowker in the South African region of Albany, which served as the basis for the description of the taxon [3] . Then he was long considered a subspecies of Pronolagus rupestris . This was indicated by various zoologists [4] , including Ellerman, T. Morrisot-Scott and Hayman [5] . Taxon as a subspecies of Pronolagus rupestris saundersiae was recorded by Hoffman and Smith in the third edition of their reference book Mammal Species of the World [6] .
