Snowshoe Hare Size
Size of Snowshoe Hare
| Weight | 1.5 kg [1.43 and 1.55 kg] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 413-518 mm [413 to 518 mm] | ||
| Lifespan | 1-5 yrs [1 year or less on average, however may live up to 5 years in the wild] | ||
| Maximum speed | 28 mph (45 km/h) | ||
The Snowshoe Hare is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Lagomorpha.
The Snowshoe Hare belonged to the family Leporidae, mainly distributed in North-America. They like to live in forests, open fields, riverside thickets, and In addition, leafy plants, flowers, grass, bark are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are coyotes, bobcats, wolves, owls, red foxes, lynx.
The most distinctive feature of Snowshoe Hare is large hind feet.
