Indian Hare
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Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
32 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Its habitat in Java is in rocky highlands. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Hare sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Hare in Wilpattu National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Hare sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Hare in Wilpattu National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Indian Hare in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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