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Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park
100 Verified records at Yala National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Hare sighting in Yala National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Hare in Yala National Park?

About 59% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Hare sighting in Yala National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Hare in Yala National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Hare in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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