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Manchurian hare

Lepus mandshuricus Radde, 1861

LCLeast Concernmammals

The manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 1.8 kg to 2.18 kg and live up to 13 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus)
Photo: A. C. Tatarinov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the manchurian hare

Weight
1.8 kg – 2.18 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
13 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
13 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Gestation
38.5 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2.26src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src 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 manchurian hare live?

Not recorded

What is the manchurian hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae found in northeastern China and Russia, the Amur River basin, and possibly the mountains of northern North Korea. In contrast to other hares, it lives in forests and takes to closed shelters to rest and escape predators. It is similar in appearance to and was once considered a subspecies of the Japanese hare, but its closest genetic relatives are the Korean and Cape hares.

The species is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation. In regions where forest is cleared away, the Manchurian hare is faced with competition from the Tolai hare. It occurs across several protected areas, and in some places has a very high population density. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Manchurian hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchurian_hare&oldid=1361938269), 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 manchurian hare endangered?

The manchurian 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 manchurian hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus mandshuricus Radde, 1861

Synonyms Lepus brachyurus, Lepus brachyurus mandshuricus, Lepus europaeus mandshuricus, Lepus melainus, Lepus melanonotus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Манчжури моренMari
  • zajíc mandžuskýCzech
  • Mandschurischer HaseGerman
  • Μαντσουριανό ΚουνέλιGreek
  • Liebre de ManchuriaSpanish
  • mantšurianjänisFinnish
  • マンシュウノウサギJapanese
  • 만주토끼Korean
  • 북방토끼Korean
  • ManjutokkiKorean
  • MandsjuriahareNorwegian Bokmål
  • Mantsjoerijse HaasDutch
  • zając mandżurskiPolish
  • Lebre-da-manchúriaPortuguese
  • Маньчжурский заяцRussian
  • Manzhurskiy ZayatsRussian
  • manchurisk hareSwedish
  • 滿洲兔Chinese
  • Dongbei TuChinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the manchurian 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 manchurian hare?

An adult manchurian hare weighs 1.8 kg – 2.18 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the manchurian hare endangered?

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

How long does the manchurian hare live?

The manchurian hare has a recorded lifespan of 13 years.

How long is the manchurian hare pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 38.5 days.

What kind of animal is the manchurian hare?

The manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/manchurian-hare

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BibTeX
@misc{manchurian_hare_2026,
  title = {Manchurian hare (Lepus mandshuricus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/manchurian-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}