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Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Photo by HemaShah
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48.9729, -113.901

Field Notes

Description:

seen on the forest floor. is this a jack rabbit?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Jellis
By the ears or hind feet
Jellis
You can only tell if it's a snowshoe by theses and hind feet.
Jellis
If it is a snowshoe it's not a rabbit.
HemaShah
This was a large rabbit. Larger than any cottontails I have seen. Could this be snowshoe hare in its summer coat?
AshleyT
Definitely not a jack rabbit, but can't help you out with the cottontails. Most of them you can only tell apart by examining the skull or just by making an educated guess off of habitat.
Jellis
Might be a snowshoe but again the ears will shorter then a Cottonatil and feet like a Jackrabbit
Jellis
Jackrabbits usually have longer faces and the ears are almost 1.5 times the length of the head.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2015

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