Illustration of snowshoe hare
- 1 winter coat
- 2 summer coat
snowshoe hare
noun
: a hare (Lepus americanus) of northern North America with heavy fur on the hind feet and a coat that in most populations is brown in the summer but usually white in the winter
called also snowshoe rabbit, varying hare
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Like the Smokies, Allegheny National Forest boasts its own impressive roster of wildlife, including black bear, deer, foxes, wild turkeys, salamanders, beavers, and snowshoe hare.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
While lynx subsist primarily on snowshoe hare, both species eat marmots, squirrels, pika, birds, and occasionally larger animals that are young or injured.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2026
As for the spruce and birch forest model, several animals, such as the black bear, the moose and the snowshoe hare, call it home.
—Shivani Vora, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
While lynx subsist primarily on snowshoe hare, both species eat marmots, squirrels, pika, birds, and occasionally larger animals that are young or injured.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2026
As for the spruce and birch forest model, several animals, such as the black bear, the moose and the snowshoe hare, call it home.
—Shivani Vora, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Snowshoe hare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowshoe%20hare. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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