Where does the European hare live?
Lepus europaeus has 1,199,780 records in 76 countries and territories, from 1545 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 1,199,780 records
- 76 places
- 176 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaLagomorphaLeporidaeLepus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 348,014 | |
| France | 232,945 | |
| Switzerland | 176,240 | |
| United Kingdom | 117,898 | |
| Denmark | 108,016 | |
| Germany | 65,797 | |
| Chile | 45,783 | |
| Sweden | 27,339 | |
| Finland | 19,987 | |
| Austria | 12,804 | |
| Belgium | 8,183 | |
| Luxembourg | 5,292 | |
| Poland | 3,964 | |
| Spain | 3,573 | |
| Estonia | 2,785 | |
| Italy | 2,419 | |
| Ukraine | 2,143 | |
| Russia | 2,102 | |
| Czechia | 1,976 | |
| Argentina | 1,482 | |
| Australia | 1,302 | |
| Isle of Man | 1,241 | |
| Brazil | 1,162 | |
| Norway | 1,059 | |
| Andorra | 772 | |
| New Zealand | 756 | |
| Hungary | 731 | |
| Bulgaria | 702 | |
| Romania | 513 | |
| Georgia | 306 | |
| Serbia | 264 | |
| Lithuania | 238 | |
| Croatia | 220 | |
| Canada | 173 | |
| Uruguay | 153 | |
| Belarus | 147 | |
| Greece | 133 | |
| Slovakia | 132 | |
| Slovenia | 131 | |
| Montenegro | 113 |
Showing the top 40 of 76 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Leporidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.