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The mountain hare is a species of mammal that lives in mountainous and cold regions, where it has adapted to survive harsh environments with features like seasonal coat changes. These hares are important to understand because they serve as prey for larger predators and their populations can be affected by climate change and human activities like hunting and land management.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lepus (Lepus)
- Image
- Lepus timidus in Volgograd Oblast.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P2974
- grassland
Article
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. Their diet is highly adaptive to their environment, but is generally made up of plant matter such as grass, twigs, and bark.
Taxonomy and evolution