GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)

Species Code: LEAM

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

Ranges from sea level to the upper edges of sub-alpine primarily in coniferous forests of all types and densities. Also found in hardwood forests, hardwood riverbank growth, and thickets with no forest canopy. Not found in open areas.

Found statewide in forested zones, with all forested zones core area except Ponderosa Pine and Oak. Ponderosa Pine, Oak, Alpine/Parkland, and steppe zones on the forest margins were peripheral. Good habitat in the core zones were coniferous and mixed forests.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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