Lepus (Hares and Jackrabbits)

Species in this group

LC

Lepus nigricollis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Lepus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Lepus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Lepus starcki

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Lepus californicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lepus tolai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lepus victoriae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lepus timidus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lepus saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lepus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lepus granatensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lepus townsendii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lepus alleni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hares and Jackrabbits

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 23 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 20 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 13	~80%
	Indian Hare			~80%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~60%
	Snowshoe Hare			~60%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~60%
	Brown Hare			~60%
4	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 13	~60%
	Ethiopian Highland Hare			~60%
5	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 13	~60%
	Indian Hare			~60%
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~60%
	Snowshoe Hare			~60%
7	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~50%
	Snowshoe Hare			~50%
8	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~50%
	Snowshoe Hare			~50%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~50%
	Mountain Hare			~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~40%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~40%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
12	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			~40%
13	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
15	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
16	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 13	~40%
	Indian Hare			~40%
17	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
18	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 13	~40%
	Tolai Hare			~40%
19	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
20	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~40%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
	Antelope Jackrabbit			~10%
21	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~30%
	African Savanna Hare			~30%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
23	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~30%
	Indian Hare			~30%
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
25	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
26	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~30%
	Indian Hare			~30%
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
28	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~30%
	Scrub Hare			~30%
29	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~30%
	African Savanna Hare			~30%
31	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
32	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
33	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
34	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
35	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 13	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
36	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
37	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 13	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
38	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
39	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
40	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
41	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~20%
	Scrub Hare			~20%
43	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
44	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
45	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 13	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			~20%
46	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~20%
	Scrub Hare			~20%
47	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
48	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 13	~20%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
	African Savanna Hare			<5%
49	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
50	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
51	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Cape Hare			~10%
52	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
53	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
54	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
55	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
56	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
57	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 13	~10%
	Cape Hare			~10%
58	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
59	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
60	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 13	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
61	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
62	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
63	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 13	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
64	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 13	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
65	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
66	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
67	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
68	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
69	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
70	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
71	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
72	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Snowshoe Hare			~10%
73	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	<5%
	Granada Hare			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~50%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			~10%
2	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~50%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			<5%
3	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 13	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
4	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 13	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
5	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 13	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
6	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 13	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
7	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
8	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
9	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~20%
	Indian Hare			~20%
10	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
11	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
12	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
13	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
14	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
15	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
16	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	~10%
	Mountain Hare			~10%
17	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
19	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
20	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
21	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
22	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
23	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
24	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
25	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Indian Hare			~10%
26	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
27	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
28	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
29	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Snowshoe Hare			~10%
30	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
31	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Indian Hare			~10%
32	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
33	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
34	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
35	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Indian Hare			~10%
36	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
37	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
38	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 13	<5%
	Tolai Hare			<5%
39	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Brown Hare			<5%
40	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Brown Hare			<5%
41	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 13	<5%
	Brown Hare			<5%
42	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	<5%
	Brown Hare			<5%
43	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			<5%
44	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	<5%
	Cape Hare			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
2	Shubenacadie Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
3	Mogilyov Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
4	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
7	wildlife park Feldkirch	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
8	Wildpark Feldkirch	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
9	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Langenberg Wildlife Park	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
12	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
13	Lithuanian Zoo	🇱🇹 Lithuania	In captivity
14	Asahiyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
15	Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Zoopark Limpopo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
17	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
18	Tierpark Schlichtweg 15 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
19	Zoo Schlichtweg 11 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
20	Zoo Siebenbrunner Straße 6 in München	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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Hares and Jackrabbits

Species in this group

Indian Hare

Snowshoe Hare

Brown Hare

Ethiopian Highland Hare

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Tolai Hare

African Savanna Hare

Mountain Hare

Scrub Hare

Cape Hare

Granada Hare

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Antelope Jackrabbit

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hares and Jackrabbits

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found