Indian hare

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Indian hare

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species:
L. nigricollis[1]
Binomial name
Lepus nigricollis[1]
F. Cuvier, 1823
Indian hare range
(green – native, red – introduced, dark grey – origin uncertain)

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent,[3] and Java. Its habitat in Java is in rocky highlands.

Description

The weight of an adult Indian hare can reach 6 kg. Its body length can reach 40 cm. Its hair color is yellowish brown. Indian hares can live 5 to 10 years, and can become pregnant 7 times a year, with an average number of 6 to 12 cubs. Indian hares are relatively more immune to various diseases because they have adapted to a tropical climate, and they reproduce very quickly compared to imported rabbits. Indian hares are relatively small in size and don't have very thick fur.

Introductions

Indian hare in Rajkot

It has been introduced to Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Andaman Islands, Western New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Mayotte, Mauritius and Réunion.[4]

Taxonomy

There are seven recognized subspecies of Indian hare.

  • Lepus nigricollis aryabertensis
  • Lepus nigricollis dayanus
  • Lepus nigricollis nigricollis
  • Lepus nigricollis ruficaudatus
  • Lepus nigricollis sadiya
  • Lepus nigricollis simcoxi
  • Lepus nigricollis singhala

References

  1. OCLC 62265494
    .
  2. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41282A45188041.en
    . Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. doi:10.1078/1616-5047-115. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
  4. ISBN 9780851997483
    .
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