Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Lagomorpha; Leporidae; Lepus; Lepus americanus; Fort Severn; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625460; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03822308B75BFFE5FFC9FDEDF919F0A2

46. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus French: Lievre dAmérique / German: Schneeschuhhase / Spanish: Liebre americana Other common names: Snowshoe Rabbit, Varying Hare Taxonomy. Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777, “in America boreeli, ad fretum Hudsonis copiosissimus.” Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1909 to “Fort Severn,” Ontario, Canada. It is taxonomically distinct from other species of Lepus and does not hybridize with any of them. As taxonomists are still trying to clarify the species differentiation in Lepus, the subspecific taxonomy is not elaborated yet. Recognition of subspecies might not be justified by the fact that variation is clinal and follows climatic gradients. Fifteen subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. L.a.americanusErxleben,1777—C&ECanada(SENorthwestTerritories,SENunavut,mostAlberta,Saskatchewan,andManitoba,S&SEOntario,Quebec,L.a.,andNewfoundland),alsoinNCUSA(NEMontanaandNorthDakota). L.a.bairdiiHayden,1869—SWCanada(SEBritishColumbiaandSWAlberta)andWCUSA(W&CMontana,Idaho,W&SCWyoming,NE&CUtah,NW&CColorado,andNCNewMexico). L.a.cascadensisNelson,1907—SWCanada(SCBritishColumbia)andNWUSA(SC,C&NCWashington). L.a.columbiensisRhoads,1895—RockyMtsinSWCanada(SEBritishColumbia,WCAlberta),andNWUSA(NEtipofWashington). L.a.dalliMerriam,1900—Alaska(USA)andNWCanada(NWAlberta,NBritishColumbia,YukonexcepttheNtip,S&WNorthwestTerritories). L.a.klamathensisMerriam,1899—WUSA(SWOregonandNCalifornia). L.a.oregonusOrr,1934—WUSA(NE&COregon). L.a.pallidusCowan,1938—SWCanada(WC&CBritishColumbia). L.a.phaeonotusJ.A.Allen,1899—WGreatL.a.RegioninSCCanada(SEtipofSaskatchewan,SManitoba,SWOntario)andNCUSA(NEtipofNorthDakota,Minnesota,NWisconsin,andNMichigan). L.a.pineusDalquest,1942—SWCanada(SCtipofBritishColumbia)andNWUSA(EWashington,NIdaho,NWtipofMontana). L.a.seclususBaker&Hankins,1950—NCUSA(SCtipofMontana,NCtipofWyoming). L.a.struthopusBangs,1898—ECanada(EQuebec,NewBrunswick,NovaScotia,PrinceEdwardI)andNEUSA(Maine). L.a.tahoensisOrr,1933—WUSA(ECCaliforniaandWCNevada). ...