---
title: "Liebre de sabana africana"
description: "Lepus microtis — Mamíferos. The African savanna hare (Lepus victoriae) is a mammal species in the family Leporidae, native to Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/african-savanna-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Liebre de sabana africana

> Lepus microtis — Mamíferos. The African savanna hare (Lepus victoriae) is a mammal species in the family Leporidae, native to Africa.

- Scientific name: *Lepus microtis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos), `savanna` (Sabana)
- iNaturalist observations: 784
- iNaturalist taxon: [1558607](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1558607)

## Names

- en: African Savanna Hare
- de: Savannenhase
- es: Liebre de sabana africana
- fr: Lievre Des Savanes

## Countries with the most observations

KE (114), TZ (77), ZA (42), UG (29), BJ (26), ZM (24), MW (15), BW (13), SN (13), GH (8), CF (6), AO (5)

## Summary

The African savanna hare (Lepus victoriae) is a mammal species in the family Leporidae, native to Africa. It is listed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_savanna_hare

## Photo

![Liebre de sabana africana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-savanna-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68263273

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-savanna-hare?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).