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Indian hare

Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823

LCLeast Concernmammals

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 2.2 kg to 2.3 kg and live up to 0.0833 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the Indian hare

Weight
2.2 kg – 2.3 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
0.0833 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Gestation
37.9 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.59src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
6.42 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
7.15src 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

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Where does the Indian hare live?

Not recorded

What is the Indian hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Its habitat in Java is in rocky highlands.

From the Wikipedia article “Indian hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_hare&oldid=1350881490), 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 Indian hare endangered?

The Indian 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 Indian hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Black-naped hareEnglish
  • Black-naped hareEnglish
  • Black-napped hareEnglish
  • Soha pohuAssamese
  • ভারতীয় খরগোশBangla
  • Шим шӱӓн моренMari
  • zajíc černotýlýCzech
  • Indischer HaseGerman
  • SchwarznackenhaseGerman
  • Ινδικός ΛαγόςGreek
  • Ινδικό ΚουνέλιGreek
  • Liebre de la IndiaSpanish
  • mustakaulajänisFinnish
  • Lièvre indienFrench
  • Lièvre à collier noirFrench
  • સસલુંGujarati
  • SasloGujarati
  • ארנבת הודיתHebrew
  • KharghoshHindi
  • Lepre indianaItalian
  • Lepre dalla gualdrappaItalian
  • インドノウサギJapanese
  • 인도멧토끼Korean
  • KāṭṭmuyalMalayalam
  • Ran SassaMarathi
  • भारतीय ससाMarathi
  • IndiahareNorwegian Bokmål
  • SvartnakkehareNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartnekhaasDutch
  • zając czarnoszyiPolish
  • Lebre-indianaPortuguese
  • Iepure cu gât negruRomanian
  • Темношеий заяцRussian
  • වල් හාවාSinhala
  • svartnackad hareSwedish
  • MuyalTamil
  • Choura pilliTelugu
  • 黑頸兔Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Indian 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

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How big is the Indian hare?

An adult Indian hare weighs 2.2 kg – 2.3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Indian hare endangered?

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

How long does the Indian hare live?

The Indian hare has a recorded lifespan of 0.0833 years.

How long is the Indian hare pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 37.9 days.

What kind of animal is the Indian hare?

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{indian_hare_2026,
  title = {Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}