The red rock hares are the four species in the genus Pronolagus. They are African lagomorphs of the family Leporidae.
Image: Natal red rock hare, Pronolagus crassicaudatus I. Geoffroy, 1832
Image: Red rock hare Range
Image: Pronolagus randensis Rudloff
Image: Pronolagus rupestris 31473492
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits, 1 genus of hare and 1 genus of pika. The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos + morphē.
Image: Eastern Cottontail
Image: The Pika
American pika in Alberta
Scrub hare in South Africa