Arctic Hare
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Arctic Hare | status = Conservation status: Lower risk (lc) | image = Arctic_Hare.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Lagomorpha | familia = Leporidae | genus = Lepus | species = L. arcticus | binomial = Lepus arcticus | binomial_authority = Ross, 1819 }}
The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a hare which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. It was once considered a subspecies of the Mountain Hare, but it is now regarded as a separate species. It is distributed over the tundra regions of Greenland and the northernmost parts of Canada. In the far north, it is white year-round; in other parts, it is a frosty blue grey color in summer but the tail remains white.