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Scientific Name
Lepus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Snowshoe hare
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderLagomorpha
FamilyLeporidae
GenusLepus
SpeciesLepus americanus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed Park Staus from Unconfirmed to Present in Park per Ruthrauff and Tibbitts 2009. [OLD] The distribution of snowshoe hares described in Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game (1978) and MacDonald and Cook (2002) includes the northern portion of the Alaska peninsula. No voucher specimens have been collected to verify its presence in ANIA.; Data Source: Ruthrauff, D. R., and T. L. Tibbitts. 2009. Inventory of breeding birds in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SWAN/NRTR—2009/186. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. [OLD] University of Alaska Museum
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Changed Abundance from NA to Unknown per Ruthrauff and Tibbitts 2009. [OLD] Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on abundance or residency.; Data Source: Ruthrauff, D. R., and T. L. Tibbitts. 2009. Inventory of breeding birds in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SWAN/NRTR—2009/186. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Cuyler Smith
Last Modified Date
9/3/2009 11:29:36 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Visual of one animal along Rainbow Creek by 2 observers (Hamon and Thompson) during the Aniakchak Breeding Bird Inventory., Park Species Data Source: Ruthrauff, D. R., and T. L. Tibbitts. 2009. Inventory of breeding birds in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SWAN/NRTR—2009/186. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. [OLD] Murie, Olaus J. and V. B. Scheffer. 1959. Fauna of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula [with notes on] invertebrates and fishes collected in the Aleutians, 1936-38. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Changed Residency from NA to Unknown per Ruthrauff and Tibbitts 2009. [OLD] Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on abundance or residency.; Data Source: Ruthrauff, D. R., and T. L. Tibbitts. 2009. Inventory of breeding birds in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SWAN/NRTR—2009/186. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
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