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Abyssinian hare

Lepus habessinicus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832

LCLeast Concernmammals

The abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 2.02 kg to 2.05 kg and live up to 8.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus)
Photo: Mikey Bynnt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the abyssinian hare

Weight
2.02 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
42.6 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2.51src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
6.57 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.14src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abyssinian hare live?

Not recorded

What is the abyssinian hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is a small hare with fur that varies from sandy brown to grey depending on its geographic location, being almost entirely restricted to the nations of the Horn of Africa, though it extends marginally into eastern Sudan and may also occur in far northern Kenya. The Abyssinian hare is similar in appearance to and closely related to the Ethiopian highland hare and was once considered to be a subspecies of the Cape hare. It lives in semi-arid regions, deserts, savannahs, grasslands, and steppes, preferring regions with sparse vegetation that it uses for shade and protection from predators. Little study has been done on the Abyssinian hare's life history, but it is abundant and its range may be expanding, which has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to classify it as a least-concern species.

From the Wikipedia article “Abyssinian hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abyssinian_hare&oldid=1345024961), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abyssinian hare endangered?

The abyssinian hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the abyssinian hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus habessinicus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832

Synonyms Lepus abyssinicus, Lepus berberanus, Lepus cordeauxi, Lepus crispii, Lepus somalensis, Lepus tigrensis

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • TinchelAmharic
  • Абиссин моренMari
  • Abessinisch HaseGerman
  • Abessinischer HaseGerman
  • Abyssinischer HaseGerman
  • Liebre de AbisiniaSpanish
  • Lièvre D’AbyssinieFrench
  • Lepre abissinaItalian
  • ハイナンノウサギJapanese
  • 아비시니아멧토끼Korean
  • Abyssinsk HareNorwegian Bokmål
  • Abessijnse HaasDutch
  • zając abisyńskiPolish
  • Lebre-da-abissíniaPortuguese
  • Абиссинский заяцRussian
  • abessinsk hareSwedish
  • 衣索比亞野兔Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the abyssinian hare

Other species in the same genus Lepus.

LC, Least Concern
Cape hare (Lepus capensis)

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Leporidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abyssinian hare?

An adult abyssinian hare weighs 2.02 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abyssinian hare endangered?

The abyssinian hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the abyssinian hare live?

The abyssinian hare has a recorded lifespan of 8.9 years.

How long is the abyssinian hare pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 42.6 days.

What kind of animal is the abyssinian hare?

The abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{abyssinian_hare_2026,
  title = {Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}