(Redirected from Arctic hare)
The 'Arctic Hare' (''Lepus arcticus'') is a
hare which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. It was once considered a subspecies of the
Mountain Hare, but it is now regarded as a separate species.
Range
It is distributed over the
tundra regions of
Greenland and the northernmost parts of
Canada as well as
Alaska. In the far north, it is white year-round; in other parts, it is a frosty blue grey color in summer but the tail remains white.
Size
It is an average of 22-28 inches long, it weighs about 9-12 lb.
Diet
The Arctic Hare mainly eats woody plants. It eats buds, berries, leaves and the meat in hunters traps as well. It has a keen sense of smell and may dig for willow twigs under the snow.
Subspecies
There are four subspecies of this hare:
★ ''Lepus arcticus arcticus''
★ ''Lepus arcticus bangsii''
★ ''Lepus arcticus groenlandicus''
★ ''Lepus arcticus monstrabilis''
References
العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
Español
