 A melanistic morph exists, and has been described as the separate species "Lepus melainus".The Manchurian hare is native to eastern Russia and northeastern China.Its range extends eastwards from the Ussuri River region of Russia, through the Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia and possibly extends as far as North Korea, where its range may overlap with that of the Korean hare ("Lepus coreanus").