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Hainan hare

Lepus hainanus Swinhoe, 1870

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The hainan hare (Lepus hainanus) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 1.89 kg to 2 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Hainan hare (Lepus hainanus)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hainan hare

Weight
1.89 kg – 2 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
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hainan hare live?

Not recorded

What is the hainan hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Hainan hare (Lepus hainanus) is a hare endemic to Hainan Island, China. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.

From the Wikipedia article “Hainan hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hainan_hare&oldid=1366301072), 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 hainan hare endangered?

The hainan hare is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species.

How is the hainan hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus hainanus Swinhoe, 1870
Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Chinese pinyinEnglish
  • Chinese pinyinEnglish
  • Хайнань моренMari
  • zajíc hainanskýCzech
  • HainanhaseGerman
  • Κουνέλι ΧαϊνάνGreek
  • Liebre de HainanSpanish
  • hainaninjänisFinnish
  • ハイナンノウサギJapanese
  • 하이난멧토끼Korean
  • HainanhaasDutch
  • zając hajnańskiPolish
  • Lebre-de-hainanPortuguese
  • Хайнаньский заяцRussian
  • Ye TuChinese
  • Hainan TuChinese

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Relatives of the hainan 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 hainan hare?

An adult hainan hare weighs 1.89 kg – 2 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hainan hare endangered?

The hainan hare is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the hainan hare?

The hainan hare (Lepus hainanus) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{hainan_hare_2026,
  title = {Hainan hare (Lepus hainanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hainan-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}