Brown hare  (Lepus europaeus)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Range

The brown hare is widespread throughout central and western Europe, including most of the UK, although it is absent from the northwest and western highlands in Scotland, where the species is replaced by the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) (5). It is likely that the Romans introduced the brown hare to Britain, as there are no records of this species before Roman times (5).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

The species mainly inhabits agricultural grassland in temperate, open habitats (2).

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