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/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status 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
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 ZoologyHabitat 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
View the Source 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
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Lepus americanus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
View the Source 5. Snowshoe hare (Wikipedia)
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