Mountain hare - Wikipedia
The mountain 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 Palearctic hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.
Mountain Hare - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Mountain hares are distributed from Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia; in addition, there are isolated mountain populations in the Alps, Scotland, the Baltics, northeastern Poland, and Hokkaidō. They live in the tundra, taiga, forests in mountain areas, and in some regions in the woodlands of the open steppe.
European hare - Wikipedia
The European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country.
European Hare - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The European hare (Lepus europaeus) is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country. Generally nocturnal and shy in nature, hares change their behavior in the spring, when they can be seen in broad daylight chasing one another around in fields.
Coexistence of European hares and Alpine mountain hares in the …
2023年4月24日 · To examine the Alpine mountain hare and European hare populations in the Alps with a particular focus on the occurrence and ecology of their hybrids, we performed molecular genetic analysis of hare faecal samples collected in four study areas in the Alps in South Tyrol for three winters and compared habitat associations of the genotyped samples.
Mountain Hare - Worldwide Nature
The mountain hare, also known as Lepus timidus, is a species of hare that inhabits various mountainous and upland regions across the Northern Hemisphere. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the mountain hare’s habitat, physical characteristics, feeding habits, reproductive strategies, behavior, conservation status, and ...
Mountain hare transcriptome and diagnostic markers as …
2017年12月5日 · We characterize and annotate the mountain hare transcriptome, detect polymorphism in the two analysed populations and use previously published data on the European hare (three specimens,...
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 | SpringerLink
There is a clear interspecific competition between mountain hare and European hare. The larger European hare is dominating the smaller mountain hare resulting in that the mountain hare in many areas retreats to less productive areas (Thulin 2003). There are also several diseases that can be spread from European hares, thereby increasing the ...
Mountain hare facts, distribution & population | BioDB
A fascinating mammal that thrives in the cold, harsh environments of northern Europe and Asia, as well as in the mountainous regions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Alps. Known for its remarkable adaptations to its rugged habitat, the mountain hare is a master of survival in some of the most challenging climates on Earth.
Mountain Hare facts - Protect the Wild
Distributed from Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia with outlying populations in locations as geographically separated as Hokkaido and the Baltics, the Mountain Hares is indigenous to Britain (unlike the European Rabbit and the Brown Hare both of which were introduced here by the Romans several thousands of years ago).