Lepus americanus - #3167
Snowshoe Hare
Adult in summer pelage. Also as Varying Hare.
Geographic Distribution
S and C Alaska (USA) to S and C coasts of Hudson Bay to Newfoundland and Anacosti Isl (introduced) (Canada), south to S Appalachians, S Michigan, North Dakota, NC New Mexico, SC Utah, and EC California (USA).
Order/Family
Leporidae
Genus
Lepus
Specific Epithet
americanus
Image Location
USA, CO, Pitkin co., Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Capital Lake
Image Date
30 July 2014
Photographer
DW Hale