Mountain hare vs Riverine rabbit
The mountain hare is heavier: 3.05 kg against 1.75 kg for the riverine rabbit, about 74% more.
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What is the difference between a mountain hare and a riverine rabbit?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mountain hare is heavier: 3.05 kg against 1.75 kg for the riverine rabbit, about 74% more.
- The mountain hare is longer-lived: 14.6 years against 4.83 years for the riverine rabbit, about 3.0 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Leporidae but sit in different genera: Mountain hare in Lepus, Riverine rabbit in Bunolagus.
- The mountain hare is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the riverine rabbit is Critically Endangered.
Side by side
| Mountain hare | Riverine rabbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lepus timidus | Bunolagus monticularis |
| Family | Leporidae | Leporidae |
| Order | Lagomorpha | Lagomorpha |
| Weight | 3.03 kg – 3.05 kg | 1.5 kg – 1.75 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 14.6 years | 4.83 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Critically Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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