Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,886
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mountain hare”.