Eleven different "Lepus" species had a karyotypic analysis performed on them and from this tests it was learned that all hares have basically a similar G-banded karyotype. This study was done to establish whether the “karyotypic affinities of "B. monticularis" lay with representatives of the genus "Lepus" “or if the evidence found gives reason for this species to be in a genus distinct from that of true hares. The riverine rabbit's scientific name is "Bunolagus monticularis". It is in the phylum Chordata, the class Mammalia, the order Lagomorpha, and the family Leporidae. Some common names referring to it are the bushman hare and the bushman rabbit. This rabbit also has less common names such as boshaas and vleihaas. These names arose from the habitats they lived in and are based on how these were moist and dense. Their broad hind paws which are furred underfoot were referred to as doekvoetjie . It is found in only a few places in the Karoo Desert of South Africa's Northern Cape province. None of them are protected area as of 2017. As its name suggests, the Riverine rabbit prefers to occupy river basins and very particular shrubland. It feeds on the dense shrubland and the soft soil allows for it to create vast burrows and dens for protection, brooding young, and thermoregulation. The riverine rabbit lives in very dense growth along the seasonal rivers in the central semi-arid Karoo region of South Africa. Its habitat regions are tropical and terrestrial while its terrestrial biomes are desert or dune and scrub forest. Two of the most common plants in its habitat are "Salsola glabrescens" (11·8%) and "Lycium" spp. (8·5%). They appear and live specifically in riverine vegetation on alluvial soils adjacent to seasonal rivers, though studies have found this habitat to be sixty-seven percent fragmented in certain areas. Currently the habitat is decreasing in size, contributing to this species being classified as endangered. The primary reason for the decline in habitats is due to cultivation and livestock farming. Major threats to this species comes from loss and degradation of habitat. Over the last hundred years, over two-thirds of their habitat has been lost. Today only five hundred mature riverine rabbits are estimated to be living in the wild.