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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare 



ABBREVIATION : 
LEAM

COMMON NAMES : 
   snowshoe hare
   varying hare
   snowshoe rabbit


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of the snowshoe hare is Lepus
americanus Erxleben [18].

Accepted subspecies include [18,38]:

Lepus americanus americanus Erxleben
L. a. cascadensis Nelson
L. a. columbiensis Rhoads
L. a. dalli Merriam
L. a. klamathensis Merriam
L. a. oregonus Orr
L. a. pallidus Cowan
L. a. phaeonotus J. A. Allen
L. a. pineus Dalquest
L. a. seclusus Baker and Hankins
L. a. struthopus Bangs
L. s. tahoensis Orr
L. a. virginianus Harlan
L. a. washingtonii Baird.


ORDER : 
Lagomorpha

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The Tahoe snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus tahoensis) is federally listed
as a Category 2 subspecies [84].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, August 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Lepus americanus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare