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title: "Tolai Hare"
description: "Lepus tolai — Mammiferi. The tolai hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, including much of Mongolia, eastern Iran, Afghanistan, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North and Central China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tolai-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tolai Hare

> Lepus tolai — Mammiferi. The tolai hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, including much of Mongolia, eastern Iran, Afghanistan, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North and Central China.

- Scientific name: *Lepus tolai*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 863
- Wikidata: [Q1355755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1355755)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43138](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43138)

## Names

- en: Tolai Hare
- de: Tolaihase
- es: Liebre de Tolai
- fr: Lièvre des steppes
- nl: Tolaihaas
- pl: Zając stepowy

## Countries with the most observations

CN (172), KZ (136), RU (120), MN (99), KG (64), UZ (25), TJ (4)

## Summary

The tolai hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, including much of Mongolia, eastern Iran, Afghanistan, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North and Central China. It inhabits semi-desert, steppes, rocky habitats, grasslands, and river valleys. A yellow, brown or grey-furred hare with long, black tipped ears, the adult tolai hare weighs between 1.7 and 2.7 kilograms (3.7 and 6.0 pounds) and measures between 40 and 59 centimetres (16 and 23 inches). It is mainly active at dusk and night but is occasionally active during the day to forage for seeds, roots, and other…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377074901

## Machine access

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