Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758

(Fig. 156)

Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758: 58 .

COMMON NAME. — Cape Hare.

CURRENT NAME. — Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 .

See Hoffmann & Smith (2005: 196).

COLLECTOR/S. — No data.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Cape Town, South Africa.

COLLECTION DATE. — Between 3 and 24 January 1804.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80130 (Fig. 156; two living animals).