Indian hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Indian hare Lepus nigricollis Least concern

Where the Indian hare lives – recorded in 3 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 2,278 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Lepus nigricollis
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Indian hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian hare in 3 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

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 Indian hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Indian hare?

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

About the Indian hare

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Its habitat in Java is in rocky highlands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian hare (revision 1350881490), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1467662 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).