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title: "Lepre scarpa da neve"
description: "Lepus americanus — Mammiferi. The snowshoe hare, also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/snowshoe-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lepre scarpa da neve

> Lepus americanus — Mammiferi. The snowshoe hare, also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Lepus americanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 25242
- Wikidata: [Q81063](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81063)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43132](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43132)

## Names

- en: Snowshoe Hare
- de: Schneeschuhhase
- es: Liebre americana
- fr: Lièvre d'Amérique
- it: Lepre scarpa da neve
- nl: Amerikaanse haas
- pt: Lebre-americana
- pl: Zając amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

CA (12765), US (7161)

## Summary

The snowshoe hare, also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. The "snowshoe" moniker refers to the hare's large hind feet, which prevent it from sinking into soft snow, much like snowshoes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe_hare

## Photo

![Lepre scarpa da neve](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snowshoe-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Skyler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/353503954

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/snowshoe-hare?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).