Ethiopian Highland Hare
Ethiopian Highland Hare

Ethiopian Highland Hare

Lepus starcki

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park
14 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Ethiopian highland hare (Lepus starcki) or Starck's hare is a medium-sized species of mammal in the rabbit and hare family, Leporidae. Its dorsal pelage is grizzled, buff white and spotted and streaked with black, while its belly fur is pure white and fluffy. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands, ranging over the Afroalpine regions of the Shoa, Bale, and Arsi Provinces of Ethiopia. A herbivore, it mostly feeds on moorland grasses. The IUCN rates it as a species of least concern. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Ethiopian Highland Hare sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

African Savanna Hare
LC

African Savanna Hare

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lepus victoriae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
70–80
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ethiopian Highland Hare in Bale Mountains National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Ethiopian Highland Hare sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ethiopian Highland Hare in Bale Mountains National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Ethiopian Highland Hare in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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