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Japanese Hare (Lepus brachyurus)

Japanese Hare

Lepus brachyurus

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Common
Observations
128
Most observed in
🇯🇵 Japan
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

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".

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Japanese hare”.

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