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Granada hare
The
Granada
hare
, also known as the
Iberian hare
, is a hare
species
that can be found on the
Iberian Peninsula
and on
the island
of
Majorca
.
Subspecies
Three
subspecies
of the Granada hare are known, which
vary
in
colour
and
size
.
L. g. granatensis
is the most
abundant
subspecies, found in
Andalusia
,
Extremadura
,
Meseta Central
,
Valencia
and
the south
of
Aragon
and
Catalonia
. It is the only subspecies present in
Portugal
.
L. g. gallaecius
described by
Gerrit Smith Miller
in 1907 was a
male
adult
hare collected in the
Province of A Coruña
. This subspecies with a
darker
coat
occurs in the
northwest
of the Iberian Peninsula, in
Galicia
.
Majorcan hare
,
L. g. solisi
is probably
extinct
nowadays or at least
very rare
. There have been no
trustworthy
sightings
in recent years. This subspecies has a
lighter
coat and is
smaller
.