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title: "Zając szarak"
description: "Lepus europaeus — Ssaki. The European hare, also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/brown-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zając szarak

> Lepus europaeus — Ssaki. The European hare, also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lepus europaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 51011
- Wikidata: [Q26838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26838)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43128)

## Names

- en: Brown Hare
- de: Feldhase
- es: Liebre europea
- fr: Lièvre d'Europe
- nl: Haas
- pt: Lebre-comum
- pl: Zając szarak

## Countries with the most observations

DE (7917), GB (3895), AT (2744), FR (2375), FI (2250), RU (2216), IT (1931), CZ (1863), DK (1846), NL (1694), AU (1651), AR (1618)

## Summary

The European hare, also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country. Hares are herbivorous and feed mainly on grasses and herbs, supplementing these with twigs, buds, bark and field crops, particularly in winter. Their natural predators include red foxes and large birds of prey. They rely on high-speed endurance running to escape predation, having long, powerful limbs and large nostrils.

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

## Photo

![Zając szarak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198823185

## Machine access

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