#0196 · 🦊 mammals

Broom Hare

🇳🇱 Cantabrische Haas ·Lepus castroviejoi

VUvulnerable 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The broom hare ( Lepus castroviejoi ) is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. It is restricted to the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain between the Serra dos Ancares and the Sierra de Peña Labra. This region is about 230 km (140 mi) from east to west and 25–40 km (16–25 mi) from north to south. It lives in mountains at elevations up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft), though it descends during the winter to avoid the colder temperatures and snow. Its...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 71iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
71 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Fernando Palacios Arribas in 1977 (49 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.