Grab a hare by the head and he will usually begin kicking and scratching to get away. Grab a rabbit by the head and he will usually close up as if to hide. Rabbits prefer to sleep in the ground, not on it. They dig holes and build their nests beneath the surface. Hares like to be in the open where they can run from danger.
Rabbits like to be in tangled areas where they can hide from danger.
Hares can molt to white in winter. If you see a white rabbit named Harvey, he was born in March that way. Hares may not nurse their young at all. Their young are ready to move from home before they are one day old. Rabbits must be nursed and cared for by the mother for up to two weeks.