Lepus corsicanus

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Lepus corsicanus, commonly known as the Corsican hare or Apennine hare, is a species of hare native to parts of Italy, particularly the Apennine Peninsula and some nearby islands, and is of conservation concern due to habitat loss and restricted range.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Apennine hare 2
Corsican hare 1
Lepus corsicanus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hare ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern mainly nocturnal ⓘ
bodyPlan long ears ⓘ
long hind limbs ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Apennine hare ⓘ
linked to: Lepus corsicanus

Corsican hare ⓘ
linked to: Lepus corsicanus
conservationConcern yes ⓘ
diet grasses ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
herbs ⓘ
distribution Sicily ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ
linked to: Central Italy

southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
ecologicalRole prey species for carnivores ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ
endemicTo Italy ⓘ
family Leporidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy De Winton ⓘ
genus Lepus ⓘ
habitat Mediterranean scrub ⓘ
agricultural landscapes ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
managementConcern hunting pressure in parts of its range ⓘ
mobility cursorial ⓘ
nativeTo Apennine Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Italian Peninsula

Italy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
some nearby Italian islands ⓘ
order Lagomorpha ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
rangeCharacteristic fragmented distribution ⓘ
reproduction multiple litters per year ⓘ
similarTo Lepus europaeus ⓘ
taxonomicStatus valid species ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
restricted range ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lepus → containsTaxon → Lepus corsicanus ⓘ
Lepus corsicanus → commonName → Corsican hare ⓘ
linked to: Lepus corsicanus
Lepus corsicanus → commonName → Apennine hare ⓘ
linked to: Lepus corsicanus
Pollino area → hasFauna → Apennine hare ⓘ
linked to: Lepus corsicanus