[3] The Burmese hare is a small to moderate sized species with adults growing to a length of 35 to 50 centimetres (14 to 20 in)[1] and weighing between 2 and 2.5 kilograms (4.4 and 5.5 lb).

Its typical habitats are cropland and dry wasteland, clearings in forests and coastal sandy areas.

[3] It is common in seasonally-inundated riverside flats, and is present in rice fields cultivated in a traditional manner while avoiding heavily irrigated, intensively-grown paddies.

Several litters of young, averaging three or four, are borne in a year after a gestation period of about thirty-seven days.

[1] Threats faced by the Burmese hare include the increased cultivation of irrigated rice paddies, which results in unsuitable habitat, and being hunted for food.