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title: "Indian Hare"
description: "Lepus nigricollis — Mamíferos. The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indian-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Hare

> Lepus nigricollis — Mamíferos. The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java.

- Scientific name: *Lepus nigricollis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1360
- Wikidata: [Q1467662](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467662)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43122)

## Names

- en: Indian Hare
- de: Schwarznackenhase
- es: Liebre de la India
- fr: Lièvre à collier noir
- nl: Zwartnekhaas

## Countries with the most observations

IN (675), LK (399), PK (6), MU (4), BD (3), NP (3)

## Summary

The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Its habitat in Java is in rocky highlands.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: wilmotsenaratne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378216815

## Machine access

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