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Snowshoe hare

Mammals

The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare, is found across North America and is named for its large hind feet, which keep it from sinking into soft snow much as snowshoes do. It grows a brown coat in summer and a white coat in winter for camouflage, the seasonal change that gives it the varying hare name, and the Canada lynx is its major predator; the cyclical relationship between their populations, recorded through historical fur trade data, has made the pair a well known case study in predator-prey biology. It is assessed as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Lepus americanus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lepus, Taxa
Source Snowshoe hare (Wikidata)

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanus
Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanus
Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Lepus americanus
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Snowshoe hares are utilized widely as a source of wild meat
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
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3. Snowshoe hare (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q81063 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Lepus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Lepus americanus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. Snowshoe hare (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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