Japanese hare (Japanese hare)

Japanese: ノウサギ(野兎) - ノウサギ（英語表記）Japanese hare

A wild rabbit (illustration) that lives in the plains to high mountains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It is also called the Echigo rabbit, Yamausagi, or Nihon rabbit. Its body shape is similar to that of the domestic rabbit, but it has long front legs and short ears. Its hind legs are large, measuring 15 cm in length, and it can use these like snowshoes to run swiftly on soft snow. In summer, its body color is gray-brown or dark brown, while in winter, it can be brown or completely white except for the tips of its black ears. The latter are found in areas with heavy snowfall, mainly in the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

本州，四国，九州の平地から高山にすむ野生のウサギ（イラスト）。エチゴウサギ，ヤマウサギ，ニホンウサギともいう。体型は家畜のカイウサギに似るが，前肢が長く，耳は短い。後足が長さ15cmと大きく，これをかんじきのように使って，柔らかな雪の上を敏しょうに走ることができる。体色は，夏毛では灰褐色ないし暗褐色，冬毛では褐色のものと黒色の耳の先端部をのぞいて全身白色になるものとがある。後者は，東北から北陸地方を中心に積雪の多い地方に見られる。

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