Lepus americanus

Erxleben, 1777

Snowshoe Hare

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Lepus
Subgenus : Poecilolagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873127

Original name as described

Lepus americanus

Other common names

Snowshoe Rabbit · Varying Hare

Type locality

"in America boreeli, ad fretum Hudsonis copiosissimus." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1909 to "Fort Severn," Ontario, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,CA,NV,UT,CO,NM,NE,MN,ND,SD,WI,MI,TN,WV,VA,MD,PA,NJ,NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH,ME)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001080

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lepus americanus phaeonotus

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Leporidae

Root name

phaeonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-3505, AMNH MS-4491

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-4491

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus bishopi

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bishopi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9094, AMNH MS-10796

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-10796

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus columbiensis

Rhoads, 1895

Family

Leporidae

Root name

columbiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 7462

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1975886

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus seclusus

R. H. Baker & Hankins, 1950

Family

Leporidae

Root name

seclusus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:20897

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90e796d9-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878995

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus setzeri

R. H. Baker, 1959

Family

Leporidae

Root name

setzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

KU:M:20897

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90e796d9-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus bairdi cascadensis

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cascadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1886

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1886

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348211

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Lepus americanus struthopus

Bangs, 1898

Family

Leporidae

Root name

struthopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2025

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2025

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263723

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus washingtonii tahoensis

Orr, 1933

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:38286

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:38286

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus bairdii oregonus

Orr, 1934

Family

Leporidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:54887

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:54887

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus pallidus

Cowan, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 4717

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus pineus

Dalquest, 1942

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 53867

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus Washingtonii

S. F. Baird, 1855

Family

Leporidae

Root name

washingtonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:280 (= MCZ:Mamm:5500) (= USNM:MAMM:A1223)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e57a3b7-cbd6-4c7a-83b2-36d9776d373b https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:5500

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694447

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Lepus bairdii

Hayden, 1869

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bairdii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:4262 (= USNM:MAMM:A3801)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e9310a7-ab62-4180-bb1e-fb65da994859

Authority page

115-116

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Lepus americanus macfarlani

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

macfarlani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:7111 (= USNM:MAMM:A14467)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38042224c-c334-480a-94a3-9f1890721545

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872034

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus dalli

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

dalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8996 (= USNM:MAMM:A7579)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3663bf121-fb5c-4fec-b37b-2fb1fe310a64

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872033

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus klamathensis

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Leporidae

Root name

klamathensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:92248

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336f1ee70-332c-4d50-9a03-983e023a37d8

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811783

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus saliens

Osgood, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

saliens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98956

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30e8135f9-f293-4a25-880d-9a5fce32a473

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800098

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus americanus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Leporidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus Bairdii

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bairdii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  3. Bailey (1936:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus virginianus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Leporidae

Root name

virginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus klamathensis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Leporidae

Root name

klamathensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805994

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus washingtonii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Leporidae

Root name

washingtonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805995

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus cascadensis

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cascadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

columbianus

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

wardi

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus oregonus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus tahoensis

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus americanus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Leporidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873127

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Godman (1826:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  4. Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  6. Lyon (1904:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  7. Bailey (1936:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  8. Orr (1949:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Aver'yanov (1998:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67339)
  12. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  13. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41273/45185466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus hudsonius

Pallas, 1778

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494839

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus nanus

von Schreber, 1789

Family

Leporidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 234B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059606

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus Wardii

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Leporidae

Root name

wardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

428

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523845

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Lepus virginianus

Harlan, 1825

Family

Leporidae

Root name

virginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3194469

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lepus borealis

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Leporidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

286

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus americanus var. washingtoni

J. A. Allen, 1875

Family

Leporidae

Root name

washingtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

434

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus niediecki

Matschie, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

niediecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

240

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

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