As far as I know, they are totally diferent species, that coincidentally look alike. The European hares closest relative is the roe deer(?)
But Im not a biologist. Probably someone with real knowledge can say something about it
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ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is like the hare and rabbit thing… (what are the differences?)
Actionschnils@feddit.org 2 months ago
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No real biologist, but no. They are 2 different, but closely related species - certainly closer than deer!
Actionschnils@feddit.org 2 months ago
Ah ok, do you have some easy sources on that? Otherwise Im affraid I need to deep dive into the wikipedia. “Hey Kids, Papa wont be mentally around for a while :|”
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I recommend a targeted dive into Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leporidae
Roughly halfway down, just above taxonomy, is a graphic of the clade. (True) hares are only in the genus Lepus, the rest may be called hares if they are big but that’s not taxonomy, just language.
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 months ago
One is fluffy, the other is forced to listen to the dark echoes of the void