Indian hare

Indian hare[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Lepus
Species:	L. nigricollis
Binomial name
Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823
Indian Hare range (green - native, red - introduced, dark grey - origin uncertain)

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare found in the Indian Subcontinent^[3] and in Java. Introduced to Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Andaman Islands, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Mayotte, Mauritius and Réunion^[4]

Taxonomy

There are 7 recognized subspecies of Indian hare.

• Lepus nigricollis aryabertensis
• Lepus nigricollis dayanus
• Lepus nigricollis nigricollis
• Lepus nigricollis ruficaudatus
• Lepus nigricollis sadiya
• Lepus nigricollis simcoxi
• Lepus nigricollis singhala

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  Individual at Bandipur National Park

References

1. Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Lepus nigricollis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
3. Suchentrunk, F and Mihajla Davidovic (2004). "Evaluation of the classification of Indian hares (Lepus nigricollis) into the genus Indolagus Gureev, 1953 (Leporidae, Lagomorpha)" (PDF). Mamm. biol 69 (1): 46–57. doi:10.1078/1616-5047-115.
4. LONG JL 2003. Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence (Cabi Publishing) by John L. Long (ISBN 9780851997483)