Arctic Hare

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Arctic Hare[1]

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species: L. arcticus

Binomial name

Lepus arcticus
Ross, 1819

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a hare which is largely adapted to polar and
mountainous habitats. It was once considered a subspecies of the Mountain Hare, but it is
now regarded as a separate species.

Contents
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 1 Range
 2 Size
 3 Diet
 4 Subspecies
 5 References

[edit] Range
It is distributed over the tundra regions of Greenland and the northernmost parts of Canada as
well as Alaska. In the far north, the hare becomes white during the winter to blend with the
snow, similar to the ptarmigan and turns a gray-brown color during the summer months to
blend with the mud and rock.

[edit] Size
It is an average of 55–70 cm (22–28 in) long, and it weighs about 4–5.5 kg (9–12 lb). It has
small ears to reduce its surface area to volume ratio.

[edit] Diet
The Arctic Hare mainly eats woody plants. It eats buds, berries, leaves and grass.[3] It has a
keen sense of smell and may dig for willow twigs under the snow.

[edit] Subspecies
There are four subspecies of this hare:

 Lepus arcticus arcticus

 Lepus arcticus bangsii
 Lepus arcticus groenlandicus
 Lepus arcticus monstrabilis

[edit] References
1. ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (2005-11-16). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M.
(eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
pp. 195-196. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
2. ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Lepus arcticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-06. Database entry includes a brief justification of
why this species is of least concern
3. ^ Best, Troy L.; Henry, Travis Hill (1994). "Lepus arcticus". Mammalian Species 457: 1–9.
doi:10.2307/3504088.
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Extant Lagomorpha species
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Family Ochotonidae (Pikas)
Subgenus Pika: Alpine Pika (O.
alpina) · Helan Shan Pika (O.
argentata) · Collared Pika (O. collaris) ·
Hoffmann's Pika (O. hoffmanni) ·
Northern Pika (O. hyperborea) · Pallas's
Pika (O. pallasi) · American Pika (O.
princeps) · Turuchan Pika (O.
turuchanensis)
Subgenus Ochotona: Gansu Pika (O.
cansus) · Plateau Pika (O. curzoniae) ·
Daurian Pika (O. dauurica) · Tsing-ling
Pika (O. huangensis) · Nubra Pika (O.
nubrica) · Steppe Pika (O. pusilla) ·
Afghan Pika (O. rufescens) · Moupin
Ochotona
Pika (O. thibetana) · Thomas's Pika (O.
thomasi)
Subgenus Conothoa: Chinese Red Pika
(O. erythrotis) · Forrest's Pika (O.
forresti) · Gaoligong Pika (O.
gaoligongensis) · Glover's Pika (O.
gloveri) · Himalayan Pika (O.
himalayana) · Ili Pika (O. iliensis) ·
Koslov's Pika (O. koslowi) · Ladak Pika
(O. ladacensis) · Large-eared Pika (O.
macrotis) · Muli Pika (O. muliensis) ·
Black Pika (O. nigritia) · Royle's Pika
(O. roylei) · Turkestan Red Pika (O.
rutila)
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Family Leporidae
(includes Rabbits)
Pentalagus Amami Rabbit (P. furnessi)
BunolagusRiverine Rabbit (B. monticularis)
Sumatran Striped Rabbit (N. netscheri) ·
Nesolagus
Annamite Striped Rabbit (N. timminsi)
RomerolagusVolcano Rabbit (R. diazi)
BrachylagusPygmy Rabbit (B. idahoensis)
Sylvilagus Subgenus Tapeti: Swamp Rabbit (S.
(Cottontail rabbits)aquaticus) · Tapeti (S. brasiliensis) ·
Dice's Cottontail (S. dicei) · Omilteme
Cottontail (S. insonus) · Marsh Rabbit
 (S. palustris) · Venezuelan Lowland
Rabbit (S. varynaensis)
Subgenus Sylvilagus: Desert Cottontail
(S. audubonii) · Manzano Mountain
Cottontail (S. cognatus) · Mexican
Cottontail (S. cunicularis) · Eastern
Cottontail (S. floridanus) · Tres Marias
Rabbit (S. graysoni) · Mountain
Cottontail (S. nuttallii) · Appalachian
Cottontail (S. obscurus) · Robust Rabbit
(S. robustus)
Subgenus Microlagus: Brush Rabbit (S.
bachmani) · San Jose Brush Rabbit (S.
mansuetus)
Oryctolagus European Rabbit (O. cuniculus)
Poelagus Bunyoro Rabbit (P. marjorita)
Natal Red Rock Hare (P.
Pronolagus crassicaudatus) · Jameson's Red Rock
(Red rock hares)Hare (P. randensis) · Smith's Red Rock
Hare (P. rupestris)
CaprolagusHispid Hare (C. hispidus)
Lepus Subgenus Macrotolagus: Antelope
(Hares)Jackrabbit (L. alleni)
Subgenus Poecilolagus: Snowshoe Hare
(L. americanus)
Subgenus Lepus: Arctic Hare (L.
arcticus) · Alaskan Hare (L. othus) ·
Mountain Hare (L. timidus)
Subgenus Proeulagus: Black-tailed
Jackrabbit (L. californicus) · White-
sided Jackrabbit (L. callotis) · Cape Hare
(L. capensis) · Tehuantepec Jackrabbit
(L. flavigularis) · Black Jackrabbit (L.
insularis) · Scrub Hare (L. saxatilis) ·
Desert Hare (L. tibetanus) · Tolai Hare
(L. tolai)
Subgenus Eulagos: Broom Hare (L.
castrovieoi) · Yunnan Hare (L. comus) ·
Korean Hare (L. coreanus) · Corsican
Hare (L. corsicanus) · European Hare
(L. europaeus) · Granada Hare (L.
granatensis) · Manchurian Hare (L.
mandschuricus) · Woolly Hare (L.
oiostolus) · Ethiopian Highland Hare (L.
starcki) · White-tailed Jackrabbit (L.
townsendii)
Subgenus Sabanalagus: Ethiopian Hare
(L. fagani) · African Savanna Hare (L.
microtis)
 Subgenus Indolagus: Hainan Hare (L.
hainanus) · Indian Hare (L. nigricollis) ·
Burmese Hare (L. peguensis)
Subgenus Sinolagus: Chinese Hare (L.
sinensis)
Subgenus Tarimolagus: Yarkand Hare
(L. yarkandensis)
Subgenus incertae sedis: Japanese Hare
(L. brachyurus) · Abyssinian Hare (L.
habessinicus)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Hare"
Categories: IUCN Red List least concern species | Lepus | Mammals of North America |
Mammals of Canada | Fauna of Greenland | Arctic land animals

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