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Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
22 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country. Hares are herbivorous and feed mainly on grasses and herbs, supplementing these with twigs, buds, bark and field crops, particularly in winter. Their natural predators include red foxes and large birds of prey. They rely on high-speed endurance running to escape predation, having long, powerful limbs and large nostrils. Generally nocturnal and shy in nature, hares change their behaviour in the spring, when they can be seen in broad daylight chasing one another around in fields. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Hare sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Mountain Hare
LC Endemic

Mountain Hare

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lepus timidus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
4 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
5 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
11 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
12 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
14 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
15 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
17 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
18 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
19 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
20 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
21 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
22 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
23 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
24 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
25 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
26 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
27 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
28 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
29 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
30 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
31 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
32 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
33 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
34 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
35 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
36 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
37 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Hare in Mercantour National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Hare sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Hare in Mercantour National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Brown Hare in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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