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European Hare

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The European hare, also called the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia and is among the largest hare species, adapted to temperate open country. It is herbivorous, feeding mainly on grasses and herbs and supplementing its diet with twigs, buds, bark and field crops in winter, and it relies on long powerful limbs and high-speed endurance running to escape predators such as red foxes and large birds of prey. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Herbivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Lepus europaeus 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

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Source European Hare (Wikidata)

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Source European hare (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Wikidata: Greylag Goose

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Sources

1. European hare (Wikipedia)

Introduction
Hares are herbivorous and feed mainly on grasses and herbs, supplementing these with twigs, buds, bark and field crops, particularly in winter. Their natural predators include red foxes and large birds of prey.
Lead section
The hare has been hunted across Europe for centuries, with more than five million being shot each year; in Britain it has traditionally been hunted by beagling and hare coursing, but these field sports are now illegal (though illegal hare-coursing continues).
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Steppe, Distribution and habitat
In its native steppe habitat, European hare populations are spread apart; they average roughly 2 individuals per 100 hectares.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. European Hare (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q26838 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Lepus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Lepus europaeus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lepus europaeus (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES

Quote, Conservation Status: CITES

CITES No special status

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Danube Delta (Wikipedia)

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Among the mammals, there is the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), European mink (Mustela lutreola), little ermine (Mustela erminea aestiva), wild boar (Sus scrofa), and wild cat (Felis silvestris), in winter the European hare (Lepus europaeus) and, on the brink of disappearing from the delta, the wolf and the fox.

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