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Compared to the European rabbit, food passes through the gut more rapidly in the European hare, although digestion rates are similar. [19] It is sometimes coprophagial eating its own green, faecal pellets to recover undigested proteins and vitamins. [20] Two to three adult hares can eat more food than a single sheep. [21] Faecal pellets
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Leporidae is a family of small mammals in the order Lagomorpha. A member of this family is called a leporid, or colloquially a hare or rabbit. They are widespread worldwide, and can be found in most terrestrial biomes, though primarily in forests, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands.
The latter once gave the European hare the Linnaean name Lepus timidus [33] that is now limited to the mountain hare. Several ancient fables depict the Hare in flight : In one, The Hares and the Frogs , they decide to commit mass suicide to relieve the angst of constantly fleeing threats, but reconsider when they startle frogs on the way to ...
European hare (above) compared with a mountain hare Stuffed mountain hare, showing the winter pelage The mountain hare is a large species, though it is slightly smaller than the European hare . It grows to a length of 45–65 cm (18–26 in), with a tail of 4–8 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –3 in), and a mass of 2–5.3 kg ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 ...
Lepus europaeus, the European hare, brown hare, Eastern jackrabbit or Eastern prairie hare, a mammal species native to northern, central and western Europe and western Asia Lycopus europaeus , the gypsywort, gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed, water horehound or ou di sun, a perennial plant species native to Europe and Asia, and ...
Lepus timidus hibernicus, more commonly known as the Irish hare, is a subspecies of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) that is native to the island of Ireland. It is the only species of hare found only in Ireland and is known for its distinctive appearance and behaviour.
Red deer near a patch of Caledonian pinewood. Mammal species present in Caledonian pine forests: Reindeer: Reintroduced in the 1950s. [6] Eurasian beaver: [7] Reintroduced in the 2000s or earlier. [8] Wild boar: Reintroduced from escaped farm boar in the late 20th century. [9] [10] Feral goat; Mountain hare; European pine marten; Red deer; Red ...
It is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and competition with European rabbits and introduced populations of European hares. It is now protected from hunting but the similarity between this species and the European hare makes protection difficult to enforce. [2]