Lepus saxatilis (small mammal)

Mass: 2.0 kg based on Penzhorn et al. 1993

Abundance: 0.06 to 14.29% (median 2.05%)

Latitudinal range: -34.4° to 9.6°

Habitats: (12), tropical/subtropical savanna (6)

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Found in 18 samples

Ghana: Mole National Park

Lesotho: Sehonghong (GAP) (Holocene), Sehonghong (GWA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (ALP) (Holocene), Sehonghong (SA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (BARF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (RF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (MOS) (Late Pleistocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park

South Africa: Drakensberg Midlands, Bethlehem, Sibudu Cave (Pinkish Grey Sand) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M1) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M2) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (Phase M3) (Late Pleistocene), Blombos Cave (LSA) (Holocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass2231.7 kgN = 27Penzhorn et al. 1993
♂ body mass1920.0 kgN = 144Penzhorn et al. 1993
♀ ear length100.8 mmN = 74Penzhorn et al. 1993
♂ ear length100.7 mmN = 144Penzhorn et al. 1993
♀ head and body length528.9 mmN = 74Penzhorn et al. 1993
♂ head and body length465.2 mmN = 142Penzhorn et al. 1993
♀ hind foot length119.9 mmN = 39Penzhorn et al. 1993
♂ hind foot length118.3 mmN = 57Penzhorn et al. 1993
♀ tail length84.0 mmN = 73Penzhorn et al. 1993
♂ tail length81.7 mmN = 143Penzhorn et al. 1993

See also Lepus, Lepus alleni, Lepus americanus, Lepus arcticus, Lepus brachyurus, Lepus californicus, Lepus callotis, Lepus capensis, Lepus europaeus, Lepus fagani, Lepus granatensis, Lepus mandshuricus, Lepus nigricollis, Lepus oiostolus, Lepus peguensis, Lepus sp., Lepus spp., Lepus timidus, Lepus tolai, Lepus townsendii, Lepus victoriae