Karyotypes of two endemic species of hare from Ethiopia, Lepus habessinicus and L. starcki were studied and compared to that of L. europaeus. L. starcki has a fragmented range in the high Ethiopian plateaus and is considered a relict form of L. europaeus. In contrast, L. habessinicus occurs at lower altitudes, and is an arid-country species, The species share a 2n=48 and a FNa=88 common to all
... [Show full abstract] representatives of the genus. No sign of karyotypic differentiation is evident from G-banding and Ag-NOR location, These data support the hypothesis of pronounced karyotypic conservativism in the genus Lepus.