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Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare, or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name "snowshoe" because of the large size of its hind feet and the marks its tail leaves. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. Its feet also have fur on the soles to protect it from freezing temperatures. The snowshoe hare may have up to four litters in a year which average three to eight young. Males compete for females, and females may breed with several males.
View Wikipedia Record: Lepus americanus

Infraspecies

Lepus americanus americanus
Lepus americanus bairdii
Lepus americanus cascadensis
Lepus americanus columbiensis
Lepus americanus dalli
Lepus americanus klamathensis
Lepus americanus oregonus
Lepus americanus pallidus
Lepus americanus phaeonotus
Lepus americanus pineus
Lepus americanus seclusus
Lepus americanus struthopus
Lepus americanus tahoensis
Lepus americanus virginianus
Lepus americanus washingtonii

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Lepus americanus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
23
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.67
EDGE Score: 2.27
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3.527 lbs (1.60 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  61 grams
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  10 months 8 days
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 1 month
Gestation [1]  36 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  3
Maximum Longevity [3]  8 years
Nocturnal [4]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [3]  17 inches (44 cm)
Weaning [1]  20 days

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Providers

Shelter 
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[5]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 4Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 5Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection
♦ 6Prey Abundance, Space Use, Demography, and Foraging Habitat of Northern Goshawks in Western Washington, Thomas David Bloxton, Jr., University of Washington 2002
♦ 7Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service
♦ 8Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 9Martes americana, Tim W. Clark, Elaine Anderson, Carman Douglas, and Marjorie Strickland, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 289, pp. 1-8 (1987)
♦ 10Mustela frenata, Steven R. Sheffield and Howard H. Thomas, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 570, pp. 1-9 (1997)
♦ 11International Flea Database
♦ 12Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0