991.9.1 - Lepus americanus
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Common NameSnowshoe Hare
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta
Date CollectedSummer
Item Details
Common NameSnowshoe Hare
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta
Date CollectedSummer
Accession Number
991.9.1
Scientific Name
Lepus americanus
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Common Name
Snowshoe Hare
Class
Mammalia
Date Collected
Summer
Place Collected
North America: Canada, Alberta
Age
adult
Sex
male
Missing Elements
LF phalanges from partial skinning for taxidermy.
Damaged Elements
skull and mandible, L. scapula, L. ulna
Measurements
Total length: 45 cm
Pathology
Healed break: R.V. phalanges 1 and 2
Citation
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Page Citation
"991.9.1 - Lepus americanus, Zooarchaeology Reference Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/20-13227. Accessed 02 Jun. 2024.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Genus
Lepus
Species
Lepus americanus
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.
Taxonomic Hierarchy for Zooarchaeology Reference Collection
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.