Iberian Hare
The Iberian Hare is a hare species that was until recently considered a race of the European Brown Hare although it is now considered a separate species.
The Iberian Hare is a medium sized hare species measuring around 17 to 19 inches in length. It has soft and short fur with a reddish brown back and a white belly to the front legs and a black tip to the tail.
The Iberian Hare is only found in the Iberian peninsula with the exception of the Cantabrian coast and the territories north of the river Ebro. There are 2 other species of hare in the Iberian peninsula: the European Brown Hare, found north of the river Ebro and from the coast of Asturias to the coast of Catalonia and the Broom Hare, with a distribution restricted to the Cantabrian mountains.
The Iberian Hare can be found in an extremely variable habitat including plains covered with grass or bushes or low trees, marshes and high mountain meadows. It also adapts well to human impact on the environment and can often be found in arable fields, orchards, olive groves and vineyards .
Date: 27th April 2012
Location: Toril to Villareal de San Carlos, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, Extremadura, Spain
The Iberian Hare is a medium sized hare species measuring around 17 to 19 inches in length. It has soft and short fur with a reddish brown back and a white belly to the front legs and a black tip to the tail.
The Iberian Hare is only found in the Iberian peninsula with the exception of the Cantabrian coast and the territories north of the river Ebro. There are 2 other species of hare in the Iberian peninsula: the European Brown Hare, found north of the river Ebro and from the coast of Asturias to the coast of Catalonia and the Broom Hare, with a distribution restricted to the Cantabrian mountains.
The Iberian Hare can be found in an extremely variable habitat including plains covered with grass or bushes or low trees, marshes and high mountain meadows. It also adapts well to human impact on the environment and can often be found in arable fields, orchards, olive groves and vineyards .
Date: 27th April 2012
Location: Toril to Villareal de San Carlos, Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, Extremadura, Spain
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Also in: South and west Spain - April and May 2012
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