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Alaskan hare

Lepus othus Merriam, 1900

LCLeast Concernmammals

The alaskan hare (Lepus othus) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 3.07 kg to 4.81 kg and live up to 14.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Alaskan hare (Lepus othus)
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Quick facts about the alaskan hare

Weight
3.07 kg – 4.81 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
14.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
18 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
50 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.96src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
8.74 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.07src 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 alaskan hare live?

Not recorded

What is the alaskan hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Alaskan hare (Lepus othus), also known as the tundra hare, is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. They do not dig burrows and are found in the open tundra of western Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula in the United States. They are solitary for most of the year except during mating season, when they produce a single litter of up to eight young. Predators include birds of prey (such as the snowy owl), lynx, mustelids and wolves, among other animals, as well as humans (typically hunted for food).

From the Wikipedia article “Alaskan hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaskan_hare&oldid=1384647182), 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 alaskan hare endangered?

The alaskan 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 alaskan hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus othus Merriam, 1900
Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Alaska Arctic hareEnglish
  • Alaska tundra hareEnglish
  • Beringian hareEnglish
  • Northern hareEnglish
  • St. Michael's hareEnglish
  • Swift hareEnglish
  • Tundra hareEnglish
  • Tunrda polar hareEnglish
  • Тундра моренMari
  • zajíc tundrovýCzech
  • AlaskahaseGerman
  • Λαγός ΑλάσκαςGreek
  • Λαγός της ΑλάσκαςGreek
  • Liebre de AlaskaSpanish
  • beringinjänisFinnish
  • lièvre d’AlaskaFrench
  • ארנבת אלסקהHebrew
  • Ալյասկյան նապաստակArmenian
  • ukallisugrukInupiaq
  • アラスカノウサギJapanese
  • 알래스카토끼Korean
  • AlaskahareNorwegian Bokmål
  • AlaskahaasDutch
  • zając alaskańskiPolish
  • Lebre-do-AlascaPortuguese
  • Lebre-da-beríngiaPortuguese
  • Iepure arcticRomanian
  • Аляскинский заяцRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the alaskan 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 alaskan hare?

An adult alaskan hare weighs 3.07 kg – 4.81 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the alaskan hare endangered?

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

How long does the alaskan hare live?

The alaskan hare has a recorded lifespan of 14.6 years.

How long is the alaskan hare pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 50 days.

What kind of animal is the alaskan hare?

The alaskan hare (Lepus othus) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alaskan hare (Lepus othus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaskan-hare

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BibTeX
@misc{alaskan_hare_2026,
  title = {Alaskan hare (Lepus othus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alaskan-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}