Lepus arcticus

E824636

hare species of mammal

Lepus arcticus, commonly known as the Arctic hare, is a large, white-furred hare adapted to cold Arctic environments of North America and Greenland.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arctic hare	5
Arctic hares	1
Lepus arcticus canonical	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hare ⓘ species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly nocturnal and crepuscular ⓘ
adaptation	compact body shape to reduce heat loss ⓘ seasonal change of fur color in some populations ⓘ short ears relative to other hares ⓘ thick white fur for insulation and camouflage in snow ⓘ
binomialName	Lepus arcticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyLength	about 43–70 cm ⓘ
camouflageStrategy	white coat blends with snow ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
climateAdaptation	tolerant of extremely low temperatures ⓘ
commonName	Arctic hare NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
distribution	Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Greenland ⓘ northern mainland Canada ⓘ
eats	buds ⓘ lichens ⓘ mosses ⓘ roots ⓘ woody plants ⓘ
family	Leporidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
furColor	grayish or brownish in summer in some areas ⓘ white in winter ⓘ
gestationPeriod	about 50 days ⓘ
habitat	open, treeless areas ⓘ rocky Arctic slopes ⓘ tundra ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild	up to about 5 years ⓘ
litterSize	typically 2 to 8 leverets ⓘ
locomotion	fast runner ⓘ strong jumper ⓘ
nativeTo	Arctic regions of North America ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Lagomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
predators	Arctic fox NERFINISHED ⓘ gyrfalcon ⓘ red fox ⓘ snowy owl ⓘ wolves ⓘ
reproduction	breeds in spring and early summer ⓘ
socialBehavior	can form groups, especially in winter ⓘ
tailLength	about 4–8 cm ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
weight	typically 2.5–5.5 kg ⓘ
yearDescribed	1776 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lepus → containsTaxon → Lepus arcticus ⓘ

Arctic fox → preysOn → Lepus arcticus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arctic hares

Auyuittuq National Park → wildlife → Lepus arcticus ⓘ