Lepus castroviejoi
VU — Vulnerable

Lepus castroviejoi

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

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Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

LAGOMORPHA

Family

LEPORIDAE

Genus

Lepus

Lepus castroviejoi belongs to the family LEPORIDAE, order LAGOMORPHA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine neriticMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area management
Habitat & natural process restoration
Species recovery
06 — Range

Found in 1 Country

Spain
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame
EUVUVulnerableVUVulnerableSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Lepus castroviejoi (Lepus castroviejoi). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/broom-hare

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