Granada hare
Lepus granatensis Rosenhauer, 1856
Status not recordedmammals
The granada hare (Lepus granatensis) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 2.32 kg to 4.01 kg and live up to 8.9 years.
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Quick facts about the granada hare
- Weight
- 2.32 kg – 4.01 kg
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.9 years
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 42.6 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.44
- Age at maturity
- 6.57 months
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.14
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the granada hare live?
Not recorded
Is the granada hare endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the granada hare classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderLagomorpha
- familyLeporidae
- genusLepus
- SpeciesLepus granatensis Rosenhauer, 1856
Synonyms Lepus capensis granatensis
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- Iberian hareEnglish
- Liebre matacánAragonese
- Llebre ibèricaCatalan
- Гранада моренMari
- zajíc iberskýCzech
- Iberischer HaseGerman
- Ιβηρικός ΛαγόςGreek
- Liebre IbéricaSpanish
- Ibeeria jänesEstonian
- iberianrusakkoFinnish
- Lievre IberiqueFrench
- Lepre ibericaItalian
- グラナダノウサギJapanese
- 그라나다멧토끼Korean
- Iberische HaasDutch
- zając iberyjskiPolish
- Lebre IbéricaPortuguese
- Иберийский заяцRussian
- iberisk hareSwedish
- 格拉納達野兔Chinese
- Lièvre ibériqueFrench
- 이베리아멧토끼Korean
- LebrePortuguese
- Lebre-ibéricaPortuguese
Relatives of the granada 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
CompareGranada hare vs European hareGranada hare vs Mountain hareGranada hare vs Arctic hareGranada hare vs Snowshoe hare
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the granada hare?
An adult granada hare weighs 2.32 kg – 4.01 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the granada hare live?
The granada hare has a recorded lifespan of 8.9 years.
How long is the granada hare pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 42.6 days.
What kind of animal is the granada hare?
The granada hare (Lepus granatensis) 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.
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