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Some facts about the
Mountain hare
Adult weight : 4.175 kg (9.185 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 18 years
Female maturity :266 days
Gestation : 50 days
Weaning : 23 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 2
Interval between litters : 50 days
Weight at birth : 0.108 kg (0.2376 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.492 kg (1.0824 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 8 W
Body mass : 3.015 kg (6.633 lbs)
Temperature : 39.85 °C (103.73 °F)
Mountain hare
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Species : Lepus timidus
The Arctic hare (Lepus timidus), also called Mountain hare or Blue hare, can be found in America as well as in Europe and Asia. It inhabits the tundra and forest regions of the far north. In Europe there are also populations in Southern Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland. The Alps are inhabited by the Arctic hare too and in Asia its distribution range extends to the Central Asian steppes. The worldwide stocks seem to be stable, but the populations of the Alps are quite endangered. The Arctic hare reaches a length of 70 cm and a weight of 3 kg, which is a little less than the measurements of its well-known relative, the European hare.
The Arctic hare, mountain hare is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the mountain hare
A young / baby of a mountain hare is called a 'leveret'. The females are called 'doe or jill' and males 'buck or jack'. A mountain hare group is called a 'band or down'.Countries
Austria, Belarus, Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United KingdomHabitats
Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Temperate forest, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Shrubland and Tundra
Facts about the mountain hare
Binomial name Lepus timidus The Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.
Binomial name Lepus timidusLinnaeus, 1758 The Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.
Mountain hare is preferable to lowland hare.
Mountain hares are known to make burrows either in the snow or in the earth but also make forms.
The artist which made Rocky Mountain Hare is John James Audubon.
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Mountain Hare or Lepus timidus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
The Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. (Full text)
General Ecology: Mountain hares are also known as blue hares, or colloquially in winter, as white hares. (Full text)
back to topRange In Great Britain, the mountain hare is native only to the Scottish highlands; it was translocated to England, Wales, the Isle of Man and various Scottish islands, mainly for shooting. (Full text)
Mountain hares are found across northern Europe, including northern England, Ireland (where it is known as the Irish hare), Scotland and also the Alps. (Full text)
The mountain hare is smaller than the brown hare, with a more rounded shape, and without a black upper surface on the tail. (Full text)
Our Lepus timidus is the same species as the blue hare of the Scottish Highlands and Scandinavia. (Full text)
Earth Life Forms; January 1, 2002; 71 WordsEarth Life Forms 01-01-2002 HARE - BLUELocations: Europe And Asia - WidespreadArctic Hare or Blue Hare (Lepus timidus) is found across all of northern Eurasia and across northeastern Canada where it is called Lepus arcticus. (Full text)
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"Mountain hares are also known as blue hares, or colloquially in winter, as white hares. (Full text)
Mountain hares are brown in summer and white in the winter, but, strangely enough, they're sometimes called blue hares! (Full text)
The Mountain Hare is not something you see in everyday locations but they can be located in Mountainous regions of Derbyshire. (Full text)
Reason: No acceptable answerblue hareQ: The mountain hare is known as the white hare due to its winter coat. (Full text)
Mountain hares are nocturnal, but there is increased daylight activity in summer when nights are short, or in winter when food is scarce. (Full text)