Scrub Hare

Scrub Hare

Lepus saxatilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scrub Hare in Etosha National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Scrub Hare sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scrub Hare in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Scrub Hare in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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