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Larson
Collected
Cape Hare
Genus species - Lepus capensis centralis
Subfam - Leporinae
Fam - Leporidae
Order - LAGOMORPHA
Cohort - GLIRES
Example Specimen, KM-11500 ♀, 15 Dec. 45,
Deelfontein (Karoo), C.P., Shortridge, 4960,
AB-495, TL-110, HF113, Ear-122.
Head - fawny brown with black hairs ringed
with light brown, blacks light tipped, ears
black tipped, light brown below, top fawn
above, ruffs behind ears, chin
light ruffs,
Body - mottled black fawny brown,
hairs ringed light grey, black, white tips,
black tipped, below ruffs on sides, midlin
white, throat brownish ruffs.
Tail - Black above, white below and on side.
Fore feet and legs - 5 toes with claws,
1st toe vestigial and upon side of foot,
hair on pads greyish white, legs below
ruffs, above same.
Hind feet and legs - 4 toes, with large claws,
pads hair whitish grey (dirty white), legs
dale ruffs, white below down to foot.