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Hares and Rabbits

Leporidae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Leporidae (order Lagomorpha) counts 4 species of mammals. The stars? Eastern Cottontail, Snowshoe Hare and European Rabbit, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 3 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie3
  2. Montréal3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Lanaudière3
  5. Laurentides3
  6. Montérégie3
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  11. Côte-Nord2
  12. Nord-du-Québec2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  17. Laval1

Hares and Rabbits 4

Lagomorpha
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Leporidae
All4Leporidae4
Eastern Cottontail2,319 observations
Snowshoe Hare1,200 observations
European Rabbit30 observations
Arctic Hare5 observations