Broom hare

Broom hare[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species:
L. castroviejoi
Binomial name
Lepus castroviejoi
Palacios, 1976

The broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. It was described in 1976 as separate from the Granada hare. It is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.

  1. ^ Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Ballesteros, F. & Smith, A.T. (2019). "Lepus castroviejoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T11797A503908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T11797A503908.en. S2CID 243894694. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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