---
title: "Japanese Hare"
description: "Lepus brachyurus — Mammiferi. The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is a species of hare endemic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/japanese-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Hare

> Lepus brachyurus — Mammiferi. The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is a species of hare endemic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Lepus brachyurus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 249
- Wikidata: [Q1355766](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1355766)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43139)

## Names

- en: Japanese Hare
- de: Japanischer Hase
- es: Liebre japonesa
- nl: Japanse haas
- pl: Zając kusy

## Countries with the most observations

JP (190)

## Summary

The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is a species of hare endemic to Japan. In Japanese, it is called the Nousagi (Japanese: 野兎), meaning "field rabbit".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_hare

## Photo

![Japanese Hare](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396024757

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-hare?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).