The Mountain Hare Lepus timidus is probably our only native lagomorph; the Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus was surely introduced by the Normans, while the Brown Hare Lepus europaeus is probably a Celtic introduction (Yalden 1999).
The Mountain Hare Lepus timidus is probably our only native lagomorph; the Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus was surely introduced by the Normans, while the Brown Hare Lepus europaeus is probably a Celtic introduction (Yalden 1999).