Tolai Hare
Lepus tolai
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 444
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The tolai hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, including much of Mongolia, eastern Iran, Afghanistan, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North and Central China. It inhabits semi-desert, steppes, rocky habitats, grasslands, and river valleys. A yellow, brown or grey-furred hare with long, black tipped ears, the adult tolai hare weighs between 1.7 and 2.7 kilograms (3.7 and 6.0 pounds) and measures between 40 and 59 centimetres (16 and 23 inches).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tolai hare”.