Natal red rock hare

Weight

2.09 kg – 2.18 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

2.08 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Young per litter or clutch

1.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The natal red rock hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderLagomorpha
5. familyLeporidae
6. genusPronolagus
7. SpeciesPronolagus crassicaudatus (I. Geoffroy, 1832)

Synonyms Lepus crassicaudatus, Lepus crassicaudatus, Pronolagus bowkeri, Pronolagus crassicaudatus bowkeri, Pronolagus crassicaudatus crassicaudatus, Pronolagus crassicaudatus kariegae, Pronolagus crassicaudatus lebombo, Pronolagus crassicaudatus ruddi, Pronolagus kariegae, Pronolagus lebombo, Pronolagus ruddi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Jameson's red rock hare

Pronolagus randensis

Leporidae

LC, Least Concern

Smith's red rock hare

Pronolagus rupestris

Leporidae

C

Cape red Rockrabbit

Pronolagus saundersiae

LeporidaeNo free photo yet

CompareNatal red rock hare vs Jameson's red rock hareNatal red rock hare vs Smith's red rock hareNatal red rock hare vs Cape red Rockrabbit

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@misc{natal_red_rock_hare_2026,
  title = {Natal red rock hare (Pronolagus crassicaudatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-red-rock-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}