Common Name
Snowshoe Hare
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Species Name
Lepus americanus
Status
Lower risk
States
Alaska
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Southern and central Alaska to southern and central coasts of Hudson Bay to Newfoundland and Anacosti Island, Canada, south to southern Appalachians, southern Michigan, North Dakota, north central New Mexico, south central Utah, and east central Californi
Notes
Mostly nocturnal or crepuscular; shelters by day under logs or in thick vegetation. Lives in forests and dense thickets, often associated with low wet areas. Varies color for seasons, large hind feet keep it on snow. Changes color seasonally; autumn molt