Lepus capensis (Brown Hare)
Distinguished from the more common European Rabbit by its larger size, much longer dark-tipped ears, black upper tail surface and more upright stance. It does not burrow but hides in grass tussocks or similar above ground cover.
Lepus capensis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Barwon South West
Species information
- Lepus capensis Scientific name
- Brown Hare Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 774.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Lepus europaeus
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SubscribeLocation information
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Maps
Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Campbell Park Woodland Cooleman Ridge Googong Foreshore Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) Gossan Hill Gungaderra Grasslands Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lake Ginninderra Molonglo Gorge Mount Ainslie Mount Jerrabomberra QP Mount Majura Mount Painter Mulanggari Grasslands Mulligans Flat Namadgi National Park Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Hill Point Hut to Tharwa QPRC LGA Red Hill Nature Reserve Stirling Park The Fair, Watson The Pinnacle Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Wanniassa Hill West Stromlo Woodstock Nature Reserve Yarramundi Grassland -
Places
Aranda, ACT Belconnen, ACT Bruce, ACT Cook, ACT Curtin, ACT Dunlop, ACT Forde, ACT Googong, NSW Greenway, ACT Griffith, ACT Gundaroo, NSW Gungahlin, ACT Hawker, ACT Holt, ACT Jerrabomberra, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kingston, ACT Kowen, ACT Michelago, NSW O'Connor, ACT Paddys River, ACT Red Hill, ACT Stromlo, ACT Tuggeranong DC, ACT Watson, ACT Wee Jasper, NSW Whitlam, ACT Yarralumla, ACT Yass River, NSW
