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Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Brown HareLepus europaeus
European RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Eurasian LynxLynx lynx
Eurasian Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Snowshoe HareLepus americanus
Arctic HareLepus arcticus
Eastern Roe DeerCapreolus pygargus
Tolai HareLepus tolai
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 67,547 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 67,547 |
| Russia | 2,451 |
| Kirov Oblast | 503 |
| Finland | 381 |
| Norway | 268 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 247 |
| United Kingdom | 152 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 146 |
| Bashkortostan | 128 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Lagomorphs · Lagomorpha |
| Family | Hares and Rabbits · Leporidae |
| Genus | Hares and Jackrabbits · Lepus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mountain Hare with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.