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Yunnan hare

Lepus comus Allen, 1927

LCLeast Concernmammals

The yunnan hare (Lepus comus) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 1.46 kg to 2.24 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yunnan hare (Lepus comus)
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Quick facts about the yunnan hare

Weight
1.46 kg – 2.24 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src 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 yunnan hare live?

Not recorded

What is the yunnan hare?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Yunnan hare (Lepus comus) is a medium-sized species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage. It was considered endemic to China (mainly in Yunnan), but its presence was recorded in northern Myanmar in 2000. It is a herbivore, and forages on shrubs and forbs. It is rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The Red List of China's Vertebrates has listed the Yunnan hare as near threatened, almost meeting the criteria to be listed as vulnerable.

From the Wikipedia article “Yunnan hare” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yunnan_hare&oldid=1345025186), 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 yunnan hare endangered?

The yunnan 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 yunnan hare classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusLepus
  7. SpeciesLepus comus Allen, 1927

Synonyms Lepus comus peni, Lepus comus pygmaeus, Lepus oiostolus comus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Кечӹвӓл китай моренMari
  • zajíc junanskýCzech
  • YunnanhaseGerman
  • Κοινό ΚουνέλιGreek
  • Liebre de YunnanSpanish
  • yunnaninjänisFinnish
  • ユンナンノウサギJapanese
  • 윈난멧토끼Korean
  • YunnanhaasDutch
  • zając junnańskiPolish
  • Lebre-de-yunnanPortuguese
  • Юньнаньский заяцRussian
  • 雲南兔Chinese
  • Yunnan TuChinese

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Relatives of the yunnan 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 yunnan hare?

An adult yunnan hare weighs 1.46 kg – 2.24 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yunnan hare endangered?

The yunnan 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 yunnan hare?

The yunnan hare (Lepus comus) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{yunnan_hare_2026,
  title = {Yunnan hare (Lepus comus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yunnan-hare},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}