Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 (snowshoe hare)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Belongs to Lepus according to Erxleben 1777
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Lepus alleni, Lepus arcticus, Lepus benjamini, Lepus californicus, Lepus callotis, Lepus capensis, Lepus ennisianus, Lepus europaeus, Lepus othus, Lepus somaliensis, Lepus timidus, Lepus townsendii, Lepus whytei
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (9: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon collections), United States (15: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
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