European hare

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phylum Chordata The European hare, also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and western Asia. It is a mammal adapted to temperate, open country. It is related to and looks very similar to the European rabbit, which is in the same family but in a different genus. Hares are larger than the European rabbit, have longer ears and hind legs and breed on the ground rather than in a burrow. They rely on speed to escape from predators.


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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Lagomorpha
family Leporidae
genus Lepus
species L. europaeus