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Scientific Name
Lepus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Snowshoe hare
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Lepus |
| Species | Lepus americanus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common in damp balsam forests and alder swamps.; Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: One caught in mammal trap on Swamp Road off of west fork of Chapel Rd (Leah Kainulainen, biological technician, pers. comm. 2003)., Park Species Data Source: Myers, P. and G. Svendsen. 1990. Survey of mammals along the Beaver Rim Road right-of-way, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Univ. of Mich. Ann Arbor, MI. Whitaker, John O., Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 583 pp.
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Saratoga National Historical Park (SARA)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
