Bird's Eye vs snowshoe hare

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye snowshoe hare
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family Sapindaceae Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus Alectryon Lepus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Lepus americanus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye snowshoe hare
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

snowshoe hare

No description available.

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