Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Vertebrate > terrestrial mammal > Rabbit or hare |
| Red List Status: | Not Applicable (Not Relevant) [NA(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Lepus europaeus |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Pallas, 1778 |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Mathews & Harrower, 2020 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Evidence of long term decline through 20th century with only partial recovery in recent decades. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | The species benefits from a wide range of land management measures that support diversification of farmland. Specific measures such as closed season for hunting relate more to animal welfare than species conservation. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Provision of year-round cover within intensively managed landscapes, particularly pastural areas, is likely to be important in maintaining populations locally and regionally. |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
No Key Actions Defined
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.