snowshoe hare
species of lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)
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Summary
snowshoe hare is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,372 views/month, #1,216 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Poecilolagus[5]
- Taxon name: Lepus americanus[6]
- Commons category: Lepus americanus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lepus americanus[8]
- Commons gallery: Lepus americanus[9]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[10]
- Taxon common name: Snowshoe hare[11], Snowshoe Rabbit[12], Varying Hare[13], Schneeschuhhase[14], Iepure de zăpadă[15], Iepure de câmp de zăpadă[16], Iepure american[17], llebre americana[18], Iepure american propriu-zis[19]
- Gestation period: 35 day[20]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
- Litter size: 3[22]
- Period of lactation: 32.5 day[23]
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Identifiers
snowshoe hare's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43132[24]. snowshoe hare's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48086[25]. snowshoe hare's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 133023[26]. snowshoe hare's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436794[27]. snowshoe hare's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180112[28].
Why It Matters
snowshoe hare has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]