The Granada hare, Lepus granatensis, also known as the Iberian hare, is a hare endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the island of Mallorca. It is small compared with other European hares, with an average adult weight of 2 to 2.6 kilograms, distinctive reddish outer legs, grey-brown fur on the back and white underparts and inner legs, and a head and body length of 44.5 to 47.3 centimetres. Females are heavier than males on average. Three subspecies are known: the nominate one, which is the most abundant and the only one in Portugal, a darker form in Galicia, and the Majorcan hare of the Balearic Islands, which some zoologists consider critically endangered. The species has high genetic diversity and has long been hunted as an important game species.
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It is the only subspecies present in Portugal.
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is a species of hare that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the island of Mallorca
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lepus granatensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status
IUCN Red List Least Concern
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CITES No special status
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Primary Diet herbivore herbivore folivore folivore lignivore
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nocturnal nocturnal
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Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
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is a species of hare that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the island of Mallorca
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It is the only subspecies present in Portugal.
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it has long been hunted as an important game species
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The Granada hare (Lepus granatensis), also known as the Iberian hare (Spanish: liebre Ibérica), is a species of hare that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the island of Mallorca.
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