Mountain hare: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mountain hare lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepus timidus
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the mountain hare live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain hare in 11 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In Russia, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 mountain hare endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the mountain hare?

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

About the mountain hare

The mountain hare or arctic hare (Lepus timidus), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species of hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats in the Palearctic realm. It is a large hare, slightly smaller than the European hare and identifiable by its tail, which is completely white throughout the year. Mountain hares have a brown coat in summer and white to grey in winter. Their diet is highly adaptive to their environment, but is generally made up of plant matter such as grass, twigs, and bark.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain hare (revision 1381024069), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q180035 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).