2006-10-23 08:10:22 · 7 answers · asked by Juwist 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. (Four other species of leporid in the genera Caprolagus and Pronolagus are also called "hares".) Very young hares are called leverets.
They are very fast moving. The European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) can run at speeds of up to 70 km/h (45 mi/h). Hares live solitarily or in pairs.
A common type of hare in arctic North America is the Snowshoe Hare, replaced further south by the Black-tailed Jackrabbit, White-tailed Jackrabbit and other species.
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in many parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Oshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with cottontails, pikas and hares make up the Order Lagomorpha. Rabbits generally live for about 4-10 years.
2006-10-23 08:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hares are generally larger, and have longer hind legs and longer ears than rabbits. When hares are born, they have a full coat of fur and their eyes are open. Their mothers either drop them on the bare ground at birth or into a slight depression in the ground. A young hare is called a leveret.
Rabbits, on the other hand, are more compact. Their young, called bunnies, are born hairless and blind. The mother rabbit lines a nest with grass, bark and soft stems. Over this, she places a layer of hair that she plucks from her own body. When she leaves the nest, she covers the bunnies with more hair and dead plants to keep them warm and hidden from enemies.
Rabbits and hares both molt and then grow new hair. This happens in both the spring and in the fall. Rabbits' brown summer fur is replaced with fur that is greyer. Hares, especially those living in cold, snowy regions, turn white in the winter.
Rabbits and hares are more active during the dark hours from dawn to dusk. Rabbits hide in either burrows or depressions in the ground during daylight hours. They try to keep hidden. Hares hide among plants and usually try to escape enemies by running.
Rabbits are often found together. Male rabbits even fight within a group to become the dominant male. The dominant male rabbit then mates with most of the females in the area. Hares live most of the time by themselves. They come together in pairs for mating only. There is little or no fighting among hares. They just pair off."
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2006-10-23 08:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by half_shadow27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically the hare is larger and faster than a rabbit. It is a different Genus. Baby Hares are born ready to defend themselves with their eues open. Baby rabbits are born with there eyes closed
2006-10-23 08:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by john_mason4438 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits are clearly distinguished from hares in that rabbits are altricial, having young that are born blind and hairless; all rabbits, except the cottontail rabbit, live underground in burrows or warrens. Hares are generally bigger, have longer ears and have black markings on their fur. They also live in simple nests above the ground, just as the cottontail rabbit does, and usually do not live together in groups.
2006-10-23 08:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by treker518 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hare has bigger feet and ears.
2006-10-23 08:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Snogood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure it is the same thing, just a different name.
2006-10-23 08:19:41 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a difference but I could be wrong.
2006-10-23 08:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by Wind 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋