Are rabbits and hares the same animal?

Hares and rabbits are not the same animal but they belong to the same family (leporidae) but different species. They look similar but they are not the same.

Hares are larger, they have longer hind limbs and larger ears compared to Rabbits. Hares are less social than Rabbits.

Hares are born fully developed with their eyes open and fur grown in. Hare's pregnancy last 42 days.
Rabbits, on the other hand, are born undeveloped. They are born naked and blind. Rabbit's pregnancy last 30 - 31 days.

Rabbits and hares are distinctive species, however they share a few critical attributes are still part of a similar order of mammal (Lagomorpha). They both have long ears, solid rump, a separated upper lip, and essentially eat a similar eating regimen.

Hares have a tendency to be bigger than rabbits, with longer rear legs and longer ears with dark markings. While rabbits' hide remains a similar shading year-round, hares change shading from brown or dark in the mid year to white in the winter.

The skulls of rabbits and hares are likewise extraordinary. Rabbit's fur garment remains its shading year-round, while hares change shading from grayish brown in summer to white in winter.

Rabbits are altricial i.e. their young are conceived visually impaired and bare. Interestingly, hares are for the most part conceived with hair and can see (precocial). Youthful hares are subsequently ready to battle for themselves rapidly after birth.