AnAge entry for Lepus europaeus

Classification (HAGRID: 02598)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Lagomorpha
                Family: Leporidae
                    Genus: Lepus
Species: Lepus europaeus
Common name: European hare

Maximum longevity: 10.7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: It has been estimated that these animals live up to 10.7 years in the wild [0542], which is doubtful. One wild born specimen was about 10.7 years of age when it died in captivity [0671].

[1053] Paci et al. (2006), Stress evaluation in hares (Lepus europaeus Pallas) captured for traslocation
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves