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Scientific Name
Lepus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
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
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004) as a "species of known or probable, but unverified, occurrence" (p. 23). No snoeshow hares were observed during NPS inventories. They are known to occur elsewhere on the Kenai peninsula.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2004)
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Breeder status based on presumptive small home range size for most/all small-bodied mammals.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
9
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
D. Mortenson, SWAN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
12/12/2005 11:27:32 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: M. Tetreau 10/20/2005 - Commonly seen year-round at Exit Glacier., Park Species Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice. 1987. A re-survey of seabirds and mammals along the south coast of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1986. Includes checklist of mammals in Kenai Fjords National Park. Appendix III.
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Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
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)
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)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
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)
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