European hare vs Lebre Ibérica

Lepus europaeus compared with Lepus granatensis

Key Differences

• European hare is Near Threatened while Lebre Ibérica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	Lebre Ibérica
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family same	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus same	Lepus	Lepus
Species	Lepus europaeus	Lepus granatensis

Evolutionary Relationship

European hare and Lebre Ibérica share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepus.

Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Lebre Ibérica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	Lebre Ibérica
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European hare

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lebre Ibérica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

European hare

A lebre-europeia (Lepus europaeus) está classificada como Quase Ameaçada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Próxima de ser classificada como ameaçada, com populações que podem se tornar vulneráveis sem ação de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France