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title: "Struikhaas"
description: "Lepus saxatilis — Zoogdieren. The Cape scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) (Afrikaans: ribbokhaas) is a species of hare found in South Africa and Namibia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/scrub-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Struikhaas

> Lepus saxatilis — Zoogdieren. The Cape scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) (Afrikaans: ribbokhaas) is a species of hare found in South Africa and Namibia.

- Scientific name: *Lepus saxatilis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1679
- Wikidata: [Q1017365](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1017365)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43125](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43125)

## Names

- en: Scrub Hare
- de: Buschhase
- es: Liebre de los matorrales
- fr: Lièvre des rochers
- nl: Struikhaas
- pl: Zając zaroślowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (804), NA (47), BW (30), ZM (12), SZ (7), ZW (5), MZ (3)

## Summary

The Cape scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) (Afrikaans: ribbokhaas) is a species of hare found in South Africa and Namibia. Although it is listed as a least concern species, the population has been declining and is expected to decline by 20% over the next 100 years, according to a 2004 report.

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

## Photo

![Struikhaas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scrub-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307681391

## Machine access

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