Alaskan hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Alaskan hare lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepus othus
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Alaskan hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Alaskan hare in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Alaskan hare endangered?

The Alaskan hare’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Alaskan hare?

The Alaskan hare (Lepus othus) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Lepus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Alaskan hare

The Alaskan hare (Lepus othus), also known as the tundra hare, is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. They do not dig burrows and are found in the open tundra of western Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula in the United States. They are solitary for most of the year except during mating season, when they produce a single litter of up to eight young. Predators include birds of prey (such as the snowy owl), lynx, mustelids and wolves, among other animals, as well as humans (typically hunted for food).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alaskan hare (revision 1362313230), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q856653 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).