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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderLagomorpha
- FamilyLeporidae
Observations recorded6,086
Maximum longevity: 13 years (captivity)
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Leporidae
- Collections
- CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, KU
- Recorded in
- China, Japan
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lepus brachyurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.