Corsican hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Corsican hare Lepus corsicanus Vulnerable

Where the Corsican hare lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 146 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Lepus corsicanus
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Corsican hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Corsican hare in 2 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Italy. Wikidata gives its range as: Italy.

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 Corsican hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Corsican hare?

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

About the Corsican hare

The Corsican hare (Lepus corsicanus), also known as the Apennine hare or Italian hare, is a species of hare found in Southern Italy, Central Italy, and Corsica.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Corsican hare (revision 1345025015), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q932156 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).