Lepus granatensis Rosenhauer 1856

Lepus granatensis Rosenhauer 1856, Die Thiere Andalusiens: 3.

Type Locality: "bei Graneda" [Granada, Analusia Prov., Spain].

Vernacular Names: Granada Hare.

Synonyms: Lepus mediterraneus Wagner 1841; Lepus mediterraneus Machado 1869; Lepus typicus Hilzheimer 1906.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Lepus granatensis subsp. granatensis Rosenhauer 1856

Subspecies Lepus granatensis subsp. gallaecius Miller 1907

Subspecies Lepus granatensis subsp. solisi Palacios and Fernández 1992

Distribution: Iberian Peninsula, except NE and NC parts (Spain, Portugal); Mallorca (Balearic Isl, Spain).

Conservation: Not Evaluated.

Discussion: Subgenus probably Eulagus. Formerly included in europaeus or capensis; but see Palacios (1983, 1989), and Bonhomme et al. (1986). The Majorcan population (solisi) is thought to have been introduced by humans (Palacios and Fernández, 1992). The population in Sardinia, to which the names mediterraneus Wagner, 1841) and typicus Hilzheimer, 1906, are applied, is assigned to this species based on Miller (1912 a), who regared it as closest to granatensis, though he retained it as a "...very distinct species" (pg. 514) because of its small size, but its status needs investigation, as do populations from the NW African coast that have been assigned to " capensis ". To date there appears not to be any definitive study of these populations. However, if in future mediterraneus is confirmed as a synonym of granatensis, it has priority over granatensis.