Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Lepus |
| Species | Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Idaho
- S3 Vulnerable
- RI
- S3 Vulnerable
- Utah
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- NH
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S3 Vulnerable
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Nevada
- S3 Vulnerable
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Oregon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- S2 Imperiled
- Maryland
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- NJ
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- ME
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2575. https://cavebiology.org/species/lepus-americanus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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