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The European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country. Hares are herbivorous and feed mainly on grasses and herbs, supplementing these with twigs, buds, bark and field crops, particularly in winter.
Over longer distances, the European hare (Lepus europaeus) can run up to 55 km/h (35 mph). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The five species of jackrabbits found in central and western North America are able to run at 65 km/h (40 mph) over longer distances, and can leap up to 3 m (10 ft) at a time.
One genus, Lepus, contains 32 species that are collectively referred to as hares; the other eight genera are generally referred to as rabbits, with the majority – 19 species – in Sylvilagus, or the cottontail rabbits. Over one hundred extinct Leporidae species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact ...
This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
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Deutsch: Der Feldhase (Lepus europaeus) ist ein Säugetier aus der Familie der Hasen (Leporidae). Auf der Flucht fotografiert am Flughafengelände in Hohenems . English: The European Hare or Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) is a species of hare native to northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia.
The common name "rabbit" usually applies to all genera in the family except Lepus, while members of Lepus (almost half the species) usually are called hares. Like most common names, however, the distinction does not match current taxonomy completely; jackrabbits are members of Lepus , and members of the genera Pronolagus and Caprolagus ...
العربية: قوَّاعٌ أوروپي Lepus europaeus في كوز ميجان، لوزر - فرنسا English: Lepus europaeus (Causse méjean, Lozère - France) Русский: Заяц-русак ( Lepus europaeus ) на известняковом плато Кос-Межан в департаменте Лозер на юге Франции