Mountain hare

Lepus timidus

3,875Records since 2000

AprilPeak month

33Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan172

Feb330

Mar645

Apr667

May457

Jun382

Jul274

Aug127

Sep168

Oct85

Nov149

Dec101

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	441
2	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	433
3	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	425
4	Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland	405
5	Highland	Scotland	402
6	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	239
7	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig	Northern Ireland	200
8	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	178
9	Moray	Scotland	150
10	Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	149
11	Angus	Scotland	140
12	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	111
13	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	81
14	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	81
15	Scottish Borders	Scotland	78

85 England1,662 Scotland328 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 33 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 3,875
Peak month: April
Counties with records: 33
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Lepus timidus
Group: Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 4,071
Most recorded in: Fermanagh and Omagh, Mid and East Antrim, Aberdeenshire, Mid Ulster, Highland, Perth and Kinross, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig, Causeway Coast and Glens, Moray, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Angus, Newry, Mourne and Down +4
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Name with authority: Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 22