Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777

James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA: Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections, pp. 595-604 : 598

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scientific name	Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777
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Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 View in CoL . Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:330.

TYPE LOCALITY: Canada, Ontario, Hudson Bay, Fort Severn .

DISTRIBUTION: S. and C. Alaska ( U.S.A.) to S. and C. coasts of Hudson Bay to Newfoundland and Anacosti IsL (introduced) ( Canada), south to the S. Appalachians, S. Michigan, North Dakota, N.C. New Mexico, S.C. Utah, and E.C. California ( U.S.A.).

COMMENT: Distinct small species, but subgeneric separation (Poecilolagus Lyon, 1904) not supported; see Hall, 1981:314.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002002002001.