Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Also known as: Varying Hare, Alpine Mountain Hare, Arctic Hare, Blue Hare, Eurasian Arctic Hare
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
3.0 kg
LCMammaliaLagomorphaLeporidae
Seasonal Activity
72,875 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 3.0 kg
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.