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MammalMAP:   6586
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2620DC
Observer:   Bolton J
Date of record:   2013-07-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Camera Trap image
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   157560
Species name:   Lepus capensis
Common name:   Cape Hare -- Cape Hare / Desert Hare
Family:   Leporidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Scrub hare
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-6586
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6586 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Richard Jessnitz
Comment:   Cape Hare prefers open habitat, Scrub Hare prefer denser, vegetated areas. Unconfirmed, but likely Cape Hare based on habitat in photograph.
Date:   2013-12-04 20:15:45
Species name:   Lepus capensis -- Cape Hare; Cape Hare / Desert Hare
Species code:   157560

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