Japanese hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Japanese hare Lepus brachyurus Least concern

Where the Japanese 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 5,429 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

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

Where does the Japanese hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese hare in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Japan.

Japan

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 Japanese hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Japanese hare?

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

About the Japanese hare

The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is a species of hare endemic to Japan. In Japanese, it is called the Nousagi (Japanese: 野兎), meaning "field rabbit".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese hare (revision 1356433089), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1355766 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).