Species group · Mammals
Hares
WAnimals has 8 species of hare, all in the family Leporidae.
- 8 species
- 1 family
- 59 countries
- 260 parks
- Weight
- 1.3 kg – 7 kg
- Length
- 38 cm – 70 cm
- Lifespan
- 3 – 9 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 8.
All 8 species of hares on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernEuropean Hare
Lepus europaeus
Least ConcernMountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Least ConcernSnowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
Arctic Hare
Lepus arcticus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
Iberian Hare
Lepus granatensis
Hispid Hare
Caprolagus hispidus
Antelope Jackrabbit
Lepus alleni
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 59 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Unlike the rabbit, it digs no burrow: it is born in a shallow scrape on the ground.
From European Hare
The young scatter individually during the day so as not to draw predators.
From European Hare
It can have three or four litters a year.
From European Hare
It turns white in winter to blend into the snow.
From Mountain Hare
It moults to white in response to day length, not to snow: in increasingly mild winters it turns completely white against brown ground, a mismatch that ecologists call camouflage mismatch and that sends its mortality soaring.
From Mountain Hare
The Alpine and Scottish populations are glacial relicts: they were left isolated on the summits when the ice retreated, and now have nowhere higher to go as the climate warms.
From Mountain Hare
It is one of the best documented examples of predator-prey dynamics in ecology.
From Snowshoe Hare
It eats grasses and shoots in summer, and the bark and twigs of woody shrubs in winter.
From Snowshoe Hare