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Hare

Lepus sp.

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)

It would appear so: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113515001923 As far as I know all the Rabbits/Hares in this area are wild. I was surprised that this one, and a few others in the same area on this day, another pair with similar eyes, did not run off until after I had gotten quite close and taken some photos, Usually they are already running when I see them.
I hesitate to say it, but it looks like the eye is swollen. Do you see Myxomatosis in your area?
When it departed suddenly all I got was its 2 back feet at the edge of a frame, I have now added that picture, it seems the feet are a clue to the ID. They are often confused with rabbits.
We have Iberian (Lepus granatensis), European (Lepus europaeus) and Broom (Lepus castroviejoi) hares in Spain, but the latter is not in this area. L. granatensis used to be a sub-species of L. europaeus. No idea how to tell the difference between the 2.
I agree that the profile of this lagomorph looks more like a hare. I am not sure of the ones in your area, though.
This reminds me of Durer's Young Hare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Hare

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