Genus

Hares and Jackrabbits

Lepus

16 species in our catalog · found in 134 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lepus nigricollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lepus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lepus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Lepus starcki

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lepus timidus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lepus tolai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lepus californicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lepus habessinicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lepus victoriae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lepus saxatilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lepus granatensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepus townsendii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepus oiostolus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lepus alleni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lepus peguensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hares and Jackrabbits

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~60%
	Indian Hare			~60%
2	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~60%
	Ethiopian Highland Hare			~60%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~60%
	Brown Hare			~60%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Snowshoe Hare			~60%
5	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~60%
	Snowshoe Hare			~60%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~60%
	Mountain Hare			~40%
	Brown Hare			~30%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	Indian Hare			~50%
8	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Snowshoe Hare			~50%
9	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~50%
	Brown Hare			~50%
10	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			~40%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
12	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			Insufficient data
13	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Snowshoe Hare			~40%
14	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
15	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~40%
	Tolai Hare			~40%
16	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Brown Hare			~40%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~40%
18	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	African Savanna Hare			~30%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~30%
	Abyssinian Hare			Insufficient data
21	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Indian Hare			~30%
22	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
23	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Indian Hare			~30%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
25	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
26	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
27	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
	Snowshoe Hare			Insufficient data
28	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
29	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~30%
30	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
31	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
32	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~30%
33	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
34	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	African Savanna Hare			~30%
36	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~30%
	Brown Hare			~30%
37	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			Insufficient data
38	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			Insufficient data
39	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
40	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
41	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
42	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
44	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
45	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
	Antelope Jackrabbit			~10%
46	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			~20%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
48	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
49	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
50	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
51	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
52	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
53	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
54	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
55	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
56	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~20%
	Brown Hare			~10%
	Mountain Hare			Insufficient data
57	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
58	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			Insufficient data
59	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			~20%
60	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
61	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
62	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
63	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
64	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Scrub Hare			~20%
65	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
66	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			~20%
67	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
68	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Snowshoe Hare			~20%
69	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
70	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Brown Hare			~20%
71	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~20%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
	Mountain Hare			Insufficient data
72	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Cape Hare			~10%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
73	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
	African Savanna Hare			<5%
74	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
75	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
76	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2	~10%
	Mountain Hare			Insufficient data
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
77	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
78	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
	Mountain Hare			Insufficient data
79	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
80	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
81	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
82	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
83	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
84	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
85	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	White-tailed Jackrabbit			~10%
86	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
87	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
88	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
89	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Cape Hare			~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
90	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
91	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
92	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
93	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
94	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Scrub Hare			~10%
95	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
96	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
97	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Woolly Hare			Insufficient data
98	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Granada Hare			~10%
99	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
100	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
101	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
102	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
103	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
104	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
105	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
106	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Black-tailed Jackrabbit			Insufficient data
107	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
108	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Indian Hare			Insufficient data
109	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			~10%
110	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
111	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
112	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
113	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
114	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
115	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
116	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
117	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Snowshoe Hare			~10%
118	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
119	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
120	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
121	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
122	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
123	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Snowshoe Hare			~10%
124	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
125	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
126	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			~10%
127	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
128	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	African Savanna Hare			Insufficient data
129	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Granada Hare			Insufficient data
130	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Burmese Hare			Insufficient data
131	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
132	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Brown Hare			Insufficient data
133	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Scrub Hare			Insufficient data
134	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape Hare			Insufficient data