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Species profile—Lepus europaeus (European brown hare)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Leporidae (rabbit and hare) → Lepus europaeus (European brown hare)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Leporidae (rabbit and hare)
Scientific name
Lepus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
European brown hare
WildNet taxon ID
832
Synonym(s)
Lepus capensis
Lepus europaeus occidentalis
Alternate name(s)
brown hare
European hare
jackrabbit
hare
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=832.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024