Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Lagomorpha > Leporidae > Lepus > Lepus capensisLepus capensis (Cape Hare)The Cape hare (Lepus capensis), also called brown hare and desert hare is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India.It is a nocturnal herbivore. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.01 EDGE Score: 1.95 |
Adult Weight [1] | 5.199 lbs (2.358 kg) | Birth Weight [1] | 118 grams |  | Diet [2] | Herbivore | Diet - Plants [2] | 100 % | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % |  | Female Maturity [1] | 7 months 18 days | Male Maturity [1] | 5 months 25 days |  | Gestation [1] | 43 days | Litter Size [1] | 3 | Litters / Year [1] | 3 | Maximum Longevity [3] | 9 years | Nocturnal [2] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 22 inches (55 cm) | Weaning [1] | 33 days |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Al Hajar montane woodlands |
Oman |
Afrotropic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert |
Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Atlantic coastal desert |
Mauritania, Western Sahara |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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East African halophytics |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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East Saharan montane xeric woodlands |
Chad, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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East Sudanian savanna |
Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eritrean coastal desert |
Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Ethiopian montane forests |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert |
Oman, United Arab Emirates |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Hobyo grasslands and shrublands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Itigi-Sumbu thicket |
Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic |
Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands |
Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kalahari xeric savanna |
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kaokoveld desert |
Namibia, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Lowland fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mandara Plateau mosaic |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands |
Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets |
Morocco, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe |
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Mediterranean woodlands and forests |
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Nama Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Namib desert |
Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Namibian savanna woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Nile Delta flooded savanna |
Egypt |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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North Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Red Sea coastal desert |
Egypt, Sudan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert |
Egypt, Jordan, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sahara desert |
Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Saharan halophytics |
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Sahelian Acacia savanna |
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Somali montane xeric woodlands |
Somalia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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South Saharan steppe and woodlands |
Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands |
Chad, Libya |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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West Saharan montane xeric woodlands |
Algeria, Niger, Mali, Mauritania |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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West Sudanian savanna |
Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian halophytics |
Mozambique, Botswana |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Akyatan Lagoon |
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36324 |
Adana, Turkey |
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Al Wathba Wetland Reserve |
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1236 |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Amboseli National Park National Reserve |
II |
99624 |
Kenya |
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Amudarya Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
152861 |
Lebap, Turkmenistan |
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Azraq Wetland Reserve |
IV |
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Jordan |
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Babia Góra National Park |
II |
4492 |
Poland |
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Badghyz Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
215164 |
Turkmenistan |
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Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Beskid Niski |
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375518 |
Poland |
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Bideford Bay Biosphere Reserve |
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England, United Kingdom |
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Calamocarro-Benzú |
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1487 |
Spain |
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Campidano Centrale |
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3865 |
Italy |
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Cap Enderrocat-cap Blanc |
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17495 |
Spain |
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Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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934651 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Coorong National Park |
II |
121235 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Costa Brava de Mallorca |
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20708 |
Spain |
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Daurskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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562659 |
Russia |
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Diawling National Park |
II |
163983 |
Mauritania |
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Dolina Dolnej Pilicy |
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78633 |
Poland |
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Dolina Pilicy |
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87367 |
Poland |
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Dolina Pradnika |
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5387 |
Poland |
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Dolina Slupi |
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92595 |
Poland |
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Dolina Zwolenki |
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5879 |
Poland |
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Dolomiti di Pietrapertosa |
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3244 |
Italy |
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Dyfi National Nature Reserve |
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Wales, United Kingdom |
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Eastern Beskid National Park |
II |
68484 |
Poland |
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Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos |
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3564 |
Spain |
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Fanjingshan Nature Reserve |
V |
86145 |
Guizhou, China |
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Foresta Gallipoli - Cognato |
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10500 |
Italy |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Gorge of Samaria National Park |
II |
21954 |
Crete, Greece |
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Gravine di Matera |
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16536 |
Italy |
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Harrat al-Harrah Special Nature Reserve |
IV |
3358899 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hattah-Kulkyne NP and Murray-Kulkyne Park National Park |
II |
122831 |
Victoria, Australia |
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Jezioro Oswin i okolice |
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6217 |
Poland |
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Kalahari Gemsbok National Park |
II |
2382284 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Kaplankyr Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
1293994 |
Turkmenistan |
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Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
658105 |
Turkmenistan |
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Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve |
II |
256073 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Kopetdagh Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
125705 |
Turkmenistan |
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Krkonose National Park |
V |
95995 |
Czech Republic |
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Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve |
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Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kugitang Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
77308 |
Turkmenistan |
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Lago S. Giuliano e Timmari |
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6207 |
Italy |
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Lake Manyara National Park |
II |
78767 |
Tanzania |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
II |
46472 |
Kenya |
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Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
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100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Luberon Regional Nature Park |
V |
406572 |
France |
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Mahale Mountains National Park |
II |
398414 |
Tanzania |
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Maolan Biosphere Reserve |
V |
79467 |
Guizhou, China |
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Mondragó |
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1927 |
Spain |
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Mont Ventoux Biosphere Reserve |
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198594 |
France |
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Monte Vulture |
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4651 |
Italy |
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Mount Olympus National Park |
II |
30017 |
Greece |
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Mujib Nature Reserve Wildlife Reserve |
IV |
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Jordan |
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Namib-Naukluft National Park |
II |
12585619 |
Namibia |
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North Norfolk Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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England, United Kingdom |
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Omayed Experimental Research Area |
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187306 |
Egypt |
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Omo Strict Natural Reserve Forest Reserve |
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328086 |
Nigeria |
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Ostoja Inska |
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216738 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Lidzbarska |
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21911 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Przedborska |
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28677 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Wigierska |
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39715 |
Poland |
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Pamir-i-Buzurg Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Reserve |
IV |
199583 |
Afghanistan |
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Parc National du Niokolo-Koba National Park |
II |
2046878 |
Senegal |
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Parque Atlantico Mar Chiquita Nature Reserve |
VI |
706059 |
Cordoba, Argentina |
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Parque Costero del Sur Park |
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87178 |
Argentina |
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Parque Nacional Iguazú National Park |
II |
115949 |
Argentina |
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Paul do Boquilobo Biosphere Reserve Nature Reserve |
IV |
1352 |
Portugal |
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Pirin |
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99722 |
Bulgaria |
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Przywidz |
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2355 |
Poland |
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PUNTA ENTINAS-SABINAR |
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4806 |
Spain |
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Queen Elizabeth National Park |
II |
522052 |
Uganda |
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Repetek Biosphere Reserve |
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102089 |
Turkmenistan |
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Reserve de la Biosphere des Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve |
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301469 |
France |
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Reserve Srebarna Managed Reserve |
IV |
2294 |
Bulgaria |
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Richtersveld National Park |
II |
399195 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Rila |
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200269 |
Bulgaria |
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Riverland Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
1490891 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Rzeka Pasleka |
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20803 |
Poland |
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S'Albufera de Mallorca |
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5276 |
Spain |
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San Rafael, Reserva de Recursos Manejados Managed Resource Reserve |
VI |
165840 |
Paraguay |
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Skeleton Coast Game Park |
II |
4168395 |
Namibia |
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Slowinski National Park |
II |
50972 |
Poland |
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Sokhondinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
521363 |
Chita, Russia |
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Syunt-Khasardagh Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
105306 |
Turkmenistan |
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Trebon Basin Protected Landscape Area |
V |
173393 |
Czech Republic |
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Tsavo National Park |
II |
3232255 |
Kenya |
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Velebit Mountain National Park |
V |
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Croatia |
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Wadi Rum Protected Area National Park |
V |
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Jordan |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Cape Floristic Region |
South Africa |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Horn of Africa |
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
No |
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