Broom hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Broom hare Lepus castroviejoi Vulnerable

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 22 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Lepus castroviejoi
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the broom hare live?

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

Spain

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 broom hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the broom hare?

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

About the broom hare

The broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) (Spanish: liebre de piornal) is a species of hare that is endemic to northern Spain. It was described in 1976 as separate from the Granada hare. It is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Broom hare (revision 1345024996), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q430175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).