Lepus microtis
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Lepus microtis, commonly known as the African savanna hare, is a medium-sized hare species native to sub-Saharan Africa, adapted to open grasslands and savanna habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lepus microtis canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hare
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
camouflage in dry grass
ⓘ
fast running to escape predators ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized hare ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
African savanna hare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
African savannah hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | widespread ⓘ |
| earCharacteristic |
ears with black tips
ⓘ
long ears ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ herbs ⓘ leaves ⓘ young shoots ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey species for carnivores
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| family | Leporidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
bushland ⓘ lightly wooded areas ⓘ open grassland ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| hasFurColor |
brownish
ⓘ
grayish ⓘ |
| hasTailColor | black-tipped tail ⓘ |
| hasUnderpartsColor | whitish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement |
does not burrow like rabbits
ⓘ
rests in shallow forms on the ground ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Africa ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notFoundIn |
dense tropical forest
ⓘ
true desert interior ⓘ |
| order | Lagomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
large carnivores
ⓘ
raptors ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth to leverets
ⓘ
multiple litters per year ⓘ no nest is built ⓘ young are precocial ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat modification by agriculture
ⓘ
hunting for meat ⓘ |
| usedAs | game species ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.