Mountain Hare

Also known as Lepus timidus, white hare, Irish hare, tundra hare, blue hare, variable hare, snow hare, alpine hare

species of mammal

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The mountain hare is a species of mammal that lives in mountainous and cold regions, where it has adapted to survive harsh environments with features like seasonal coat changes. These hares are important to understand because they serve as prey for larger predators and their populations can be affected by climate change and human activities like hunting and land management.

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雪兔（学名：Lepus timidus）为兔科兔属的哺乳动物。在中国大陆，分布于黑龙江、内蒙古、新疆等地，一般生活于森林以及森林草原（沿河灌丛）。该物种的模式产地在瑞典乌普萨拉。雪兔是寒带、亚寒带代表动物之一，是一类个体较大的野兔，体长一般在510毫米左右。耳朵短，尾巴亦短，是中国九种野兔（其余八种为东北兔、东北黑兔、华南兔、草兔、高原兔、塔里木兔、云南兔和海南兔）中尾巴最短的。雪兔为了适应冬季严寒的雪地生活环境，冬天毛色变白，直到毛的根部；耳尖和眼圈黑褐色；前后脚掌淡黄色；夏天毛色变深，多呈赤褐色，是中国唯一冬毛变白的野兔。

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The mountain hare or arctic hare (Lepus timidus), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species of hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats in the Palearctic realm. It is a large hare, slightly smaller than the European hare and identifiable by its tail, which is completely white throughout the year. Mountain hares have a brown coat in summer and white to grey in winter. Their diet is highly adaptive to their environment, but is generally made up of plant matter such as grass, twigs, and bark.

Taxonomy and evolution