Ethiopian hare
Lepus fagani Thomas, 1903
The ethiopian hare (Lepus fagani) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh about 2.05 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the ethiopian hare
- Weight
- 2.05 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 ethiopian hare live?
Not recorded
What is the ethiopian hare?
The Ethiopian hare (Lepus fagani) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It was first described in 1903, by the British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The dorsal pelage is brownish buff, and is finely grizzled with black. The ventral pelage is fluffy and white in colour. Endemic to Ethiopia, it is found in the Afromontane Biozone of Ethiopia, and in the borders of the Sudanian Savanna Biozone. It is rated as a least concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Is the ethiopian hare endangered?
The ethiopian hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the ethiopian hare classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderLagomorpha
- familyLeporidae
- genusLepus
- SpeciesLepus fagani Thomas, 1903
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- TinchelAmharic
- Эфиопи моренMari
- Athiopischer HaseGerman
- Äthiopischer HaseGerman
- Αιθιοπικό ΚουνέλιGreek
- Liebre de EtiopíaSpanish
- tanajärvenjänisFinnish
- Lievre EthiopienFrench
- エチオピアノウサギJapanese
- 에티오피아멧토끼Korean
- EtiopiahareNorwegian Bokmål
- Ethiopische HaasDutch
- zając etiopskiPolish
- Lebre-etíopePortuguese
- Lebre-da-etiópiaPortuguese
- Эфиопский заяцRussian
Relatives of the ethiopian hare
Other species in the same genus Lepus.
European hare
Lepus europaeus
Mountain hare
Lepus timidus
Arctic hare
Lepus arcticus
Snowshoe hare
Lepus americanus
Cape hare
Lepus capensis
Black-tailed jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
CompareEthiopian hare vs European hareEthiopian hare vs Mountain hareEthiopian hare vs Arctic hareEthiopian hare vs Snowshoe hare
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ethiopian hare?
An adult ethiopian hare weighs 2.05 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ethiopian hare endangered?
The ethiopian hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the ethiopian hare?
The ethiopian hare (Lepus fagani) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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