The Majorcan hare (''Lepus granatensis solisi'') is one of the three subspecies of the

Granada hare The Granada hare (''Lepus granatensis''), also known as the Iberian hare, is a hare species that can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and on the island of Majorca. Subspecies Three subspecies of the Granada hare are known, which vary in colour ...

(''Lepus granatensis''). The Majorcan hare is an animal

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the islands of

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

and

Ibiza Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...

, in the Balearic Islands (Spain). It seems to have become locally extinct on Ibiza already during the eighties, while the Majorcan population, described only in 1992, is also considered extinct by numerous sources, although there is a lack of certain data attesting to the actual total disappearance of these animals from the island. Therefore, many zoologists continue to classify Majorcan hares as still living, although critically endangered.

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Lepus Mammal extinctions since 1500 Endemic fauna of the Balearic Islands Fauna of Mallorca Mammals of Europe Extinct mammals of Europe {{lagomorph-stub