Lepus Linnaeus, 1758
(hares)

Interactions where Lepus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
dung dung dung may support pseudothecium Delitschia didyma an ascomycete Pleosporales: Delitschiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Delitschiaceae/Delitschia didyma/Delitschia didymaan ascomycetepseudothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung pseudothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support pseudothecium Delitschia furfuracea an ascomycete Pleosporales: Delitschiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Delitschiaceae/Delitschia furfuracea/Delitschia furfuraceaan ascomycetepseudothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung pseudothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support pseudothecium Delitschia myriaspora an ascomycete Pleosporales: Delitschiaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Delitschiaceae/Delitschia myriaspora/Delitschia myriasporaan ascomycetepseudothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung pseudothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support scattered or gregarious, sessile apothecium Thelebolus polysporus a discomycete Thelebolales: Thelebolaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Thelebolales/Thelebolaceae/Thelebolus polysporus/Thelebolus polysporusa discomycetescattered or gregarious, sessileapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung scattered or gregarious, sessile apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support colony of Oedocephalum anamorph Peziza vesiculosa Blistered Cup Pezizales: Pezizaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pezizaceae/Peziza vesiculosa/Peziza vesiculosablistered cupcolonyOedocephalum anamorph Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung colony of Oedocephalum anamorph is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support apothecium Pseudombrophila leporum a discomycete Pezizales: Pyronemataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pezizomycetes/Pezizales/Pyronemataceae/Pseudombrophila leporum/Pseudombrophila leporuma discomyceteapothecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung apothecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support perithecium Arnium leporinum a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Arnium leporinum/Arnium leporinuma pyrenomyceteperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support erect, usually in small fascicles stroma Bombardioidea bombardioides a pyenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Bombardioidea bombardioides/Bombardioidea bombardioidesa pyenomyceteerect, usually in small fasciclesstroma Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung erect, usually in small fascicles stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support erect, usually in small fascicles stroma Bombardioidea stercoris a pyenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Bombardioidea stercoris/Bombardioidea stercorisa pyenomyceteerect, usually in small fasciclesstroma Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung erect, usually in small fascicles stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support superficial perithecium Podospora appendiculata a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Podospora appendiculata/Podospora appendiculataa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung superficial perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support immersed, neck protruding perithecium Major Podospora curvicolla a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Lasiosphaeriaceae/Podospora curvicolla/Podospora curvicollaa pyrenomyceteimmersed, neck protrudingperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/LepusharesdungMajor immersed, neck protruding perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support grouped perithecium Sordaria macrospora a pyrenomycete Sordariales: Sordariaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Sordariaceae/Sordaria macrospora/Sordaria macrosporaa pyrenomycetegroupedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung grouped perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support immersed perithecium Hypocopra brefeldii a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypocopra brefeldii/Hypocopra brefeldiia pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung dung may support immersed perithecium Hypocopra planispora a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypocopra planispora/Hypocopra planisporaa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdung immersed perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung
dung dung of esp. maritime dung may support stalked stroma ForeignMinor Poronia erici Dung Button Xylariales: Xylariaceae New European and Australian records of Poronia erici Lohmeyer and Benkert, and a fairy tale concerning their possible relationship, Lohmeyer, T.R., 1994
Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia erici, Spooner, B., 2011
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Poronia erici/Poronia ericidung buttonstalkedstroma Animal / dung / saprobeForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/Lepusharesdungesp. maritimeMinor stalked stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung of esp. maritime
dung (buried) buried dung dung may support long rooted, stromatic perithecium UK/IrelandMinorCaptivity Podosordaria tulasnei a stromatic pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Podosordaria tulasnei: a pyrenomycete on rabbit pellets in sand dunes, Jones, P., 2013
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Podosordaria tulasnei/Podosordaria tulasneia stromatic pyrenomycetelong rooted, stromaticperithecium Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/LepusharesburieddungMinor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlong rooted, stromatic perithecium is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of buried dung
dung (buried) buried dung dung may support long rooted, perithecial stroma UK/IrelandMinorCaptivity Podosordaria tulasnei a stromatic pyrenomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Podosordaria tulasnei: a pyrenomycete on rabbit pellets in sand dunes, Jones, P., 2013
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Podosordaria tulasnei/Podosordaria tulasneia stromatic pyrenomycetelong rooted, perithecialstroma Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Lepus/LepusharesburieddungMinor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlong rooted, perithecial stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of buried dung

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Jones, P., 2013Podosordaria tulasnei: a pyrenomycete on rabbit pellets in sand dunesField Mycology Vol 14 (3): 80-82.
Lohmeyer, T.R., 1994New European and Australian records of Poronia erici Lohmeyer and Benkert, and a fairy tale concerning their possible relationshipMycologist Vol 08 (01): 16-20.
Spooner, B., 2011Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia ericiField Mycology Vol 12 (4): 110.

Lepus (hares) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare
Species 2 references
Lepus timidus
Mountain Hare
Species 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLepus (hares)
FamilyLEPORIDAE (rabbits and hares)
OrderLAGOMORPHA (rabbits and hares)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepus (hares)

Lepus (hares) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lepus (hares):

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