Reference photo — Правительство Волгоградской области, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Leporidae
- Size
- 45–65 cm (length)
- Weight
- 2–5.3 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 3–4 yrs
- Habitat
- Alpine tundra, Moorland, Boreal forests
About
The mountain hare or arctic hare, also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species of Palearctic hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.