From ten subspecies to noneSourced
This rock hare had ten listed subspecies. Taxonomists now recognize none.
Jameson's red rock hare lives across southern Africa. Ten subspecies were listed in 1971; by 2005 that had fallen to three, and current classification recognizes none. The animals did not vanish—the assessment of their differences changed.
Nature stays put while its labels move.
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