Snowshoe Hare - Taxonomy and Distribution

Taxonomy and Distribution

Snowshoe hares occur from Newfoundland east to western Alaska; south in the Sierra Nevada to central California; in the Rocky Mountains to southern Utah and northern New Mexico; and in the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina and Tennessee. Locations of subspecies are as follows:

  • Lepus americanus americanus (Erxleben) – Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Montana, and North Dakota
  • L. a. cascadensis (Nelson) – British Columbia and Washington
  • L. a. columbiensis (Rhoads) – British Columbia, Alberta, and Washington
  • L. a. dalli (Merriam) – Mackenzie District, British Columbia, Alaska, Yukon Territory
  • L. a. klamathensis (Merriam) – Oregon and California
  • L. a. oregonus (Orr) – Oregon
  • L. a. pallidus (Cowan) – British Columbia
  • L. a. phaeonotus (J. A. Allen) – Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
  • L. a. pineus (Dalquest) – British Columbia, Idaho, and Washington
  • L. a. seclusus (Baker and Hankins) – Wyoming
  • L. a. struthopus (Bangs) – Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Maine
  • L. a. tahoensis (Orr) – California, western Nevada
  • L. a. virginianus (Harlan) – Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Tennessee
  • L. a. washingtonii (Baird) – British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon

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