Yunnan hare Yunnan hare and the woolly hare to be sister taxa, and they may exhibit allopatric speciation or parapatric speciation. It might also be related to the Indian hare ("Lepus nigricollis") and probably be its northern form. The Yunnan hare is a medium-sized hare, measuring in length, and weighing . It has a long light gray tail, tinged-yellow below, which is brownish on the upper surface. The skull is thin, measuring in length. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage—its back of the hip and rump are
Rabbit stew book was first published in 1747. A stewed hare dish is included in "The Forme of Cury", a book of English recipes published in the 14th century. The recipe therein called for the use of noodles in the dish, with an option to use wafers or oblatas in place of noodles. Both hare stew and rabbit stew are included in "Le Viandier de Taillevent", a recipe collection with an initial publishing dated to circa 1300. It is unclear when these recipes first appeared in the cookbook, which was published in 24 editions. The hare stew recipe therein calls for the