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Mountain Hare

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q180035
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Mountain Hare

Summary

Mountain Hare is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month, #1,408 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mountain Hare received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Mountain Hare's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Mountain Hare is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Mountain Hare's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Mountain Hare belongs to the parent taxon Lepus (Lepus)[7].
  • Mountain Hare's scientific name is Lepus timidus[8].
  • Mountain Hare's Commons category is recorded as Lepus timidus[9].
  • Mountain Hare's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lepus timidus[10].
  • Mountain Hare's Commons gallery is recorded as Lepus timidus[11].
  • Mountain Hare's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[12].
  • Mountain Hare's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Mountain Hare's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Mountain Hare's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. timidus'}[15].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mountain Hare'}[16].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Liebre Variable'}[17].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lièvre Variable'}[18].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Hare'}[19].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Hare'}[20].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasischer Schneehase'}[21].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'metsäjänis'}[22].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'заяц-бяляк'}[23].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mountain hare'}[24].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'القوَّاع الجبلي'}[25].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'القوَّاع الأزرق'}[26].
  • Mountain Hare is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'sneeuwhaas'}[27].

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Classification

Mountain Hare's scientific name is Lepus timidus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lepus (Lepus)[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Liebre Variable'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lièvre Variable'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Hare'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Hare'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasischer Schneehase'}[21].

Identifiers

Mountain Hare's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55908[28]. Mountain Hare's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 62621[29]. Mountain Hare's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 133022[30]. Mountain Hare's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436756[31]. Mountain Hare's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180113[32].

Why It Matters

Mountain Hare ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month, #1,408 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Mountain Hare receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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