Mountain hare vs Woolly hare
The mountain hare is heavier: 3.05 kg against 3 kg for the woolly hare, about 2% more.
Photo: Правительство Волгоградской области · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: As kannan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a mountain hare and a woolly hare?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mountain hare is heavier: 3.05 kg against 3 kg for the woolly hare, about 2% more.
- Both belong to the genus Lepus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Mountain hare | Woolly hare | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lepus timidus | Lepus oiostolus |
| Family | Leporidae | Leporidae |
| Order | Lagomorpha | Lagomorpha |
| Weight | 3.03 kg – 3.05 kg | 2.47 kg – 3 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 14.6 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 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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