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Hispid Hare[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Caprolagus
Blyth, 1845
Species: C. hispidus
Binomial name
Caprolagus hispidus
(Pearson, 1839)

The Hispid Hare, Caprolagus hispidus, is a leporid native to the foothills of the Himalaya. It was formerly widely distributed but its habitat is much reduced and degraded by deforestation, cultivation, and human settlement, and now it is confined to isolated regions in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. It is one of the world's rarest mammals. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... The critically endangered Amur Tiger, a rare subspecies of tiger. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... I smoke weed im growing a blue penis dude#REDIRECT penises are cool ... Families The Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha, are an order of mammals of which there are two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Caprolagus Pronolagus Lepus Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. ... Edward Blyth. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Pearson can refer to: One of these people: Bill Pearson (born 1938), comic book artist-writer and editor of Witzend Fred Stark Pearson (1861–1915), American electrical and mechanical engineer George Pearson (1875-1973), pioneering English film director Lester Bowles Pearson (1897–1972), former Prime Minister of Canada, and Nobel... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Caprolagus Pronolagus Lepus Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ...


Other names include Bristly Rabbit and Assam Rabbit.


References

  1. ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 194-195. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Caprolagus hispidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. Listed as Endangered (EN A1c+2c, B1+2abcde, C1 v2.3)

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Pictures of the hispid hare|Caprolagus hispidus facts (210 words)
The Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus), is found in the tall grasslands of the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, and its sad tale is well told by Gopinathan Maheswaran.
The spiny rabbit, separated from Lepus by Blyth in 1845 under the name of Caprolagus hispidus, is an inhabitant of See also:ASSAMAssam and the adjacent districts, and distinguished by its harsh, bristly fur and short ears and tail.
The Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus) is yet another habitat specialist that is facing the threat of elimination from the region.
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