Natal red rock hare

Natal red rock hare
Illustration of P. crassicaudatus from Geoffroy, 1832
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Pronolagus
Species:	P. crassicaudatus
Binomial name
Pronolagus crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy, 1832)[2]
Subspecies[3]
P. c. crassicaudatus Geoffroy, 1832 P. c. ruddi Thomas and Schwann, 1905
Range
Synonyms[3]
kariegae Hewitt, 1927 lebombo Roberts, 1936 lebomboensis Roberts, 1936

The Natal red rock hare or greater red rock hare (Pronolagus crassicaudatus) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae (rabbits and hares). It has a slightly grizzled, grayish brown head and reddish brown upperparts. The dense fur is thick and rougher than other rock hares. It is endemic to Africa, and found in southeastern provinces of South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal), eastern Lesotho, Eswatini (Highveld and Lumbobo), and southern Mozambique (Maputo Province). It is a herbivore, primarily feeding on grass. It breeds throughout the year, and one or two pups are usually born in the summer. It is rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.