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Lepus othus (Alaskan Hare; Beringian hare)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Alaskan hare (Lepus othus) is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is found in the open tundra of western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands in the United States.
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Infraspecies

Lepus othus othus
Lepus othus tschuktschorum

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
16
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.06
EDGE Score: 1.8
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  10.58 lbs (4.80 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  105 grams
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  46 days
Litter Size [1]  6
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Alaska Peninsula montane taiga United States Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Beringia lowland tundra United States Nearctic Tundra
Beringia upland tundra United States Nearctic Tundra
Chukchi Peninsula tundra Russia Palearctic Tundra
Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga Canada, United States Nearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Empetrum nigrum (black crowberry)[1]
Salix alaxensis (feltleaf willow)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alces alces (moose)1
Bombus polaris (Bumblebee)1
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)1
Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose)1
Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland Longspur)1
Carduelis flammea (Common Redpoll)1
Castor canadensis (american beaver)1
Clethrionomys rufocanus (gray red-backed vole)1
Clethrionomys rutilus (northern red-backed vole)1
Corvus corax (Northern Raven)1
Erethizon dorsatum (common porcupine)1
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan)2
Lagopus leucura (White-tailed Ptarmigan)1
Lemmus sibiricus (brown lemming)2
Martes americana (American Marten)1
Ochotona collaris (Collared Pika)1
Ovibos moschatus (muskox)2
Ovis dalli (Dall's sheep)1
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)1
Poecile hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee)1
Rangifer tarandus (caribou)1
Ursus americanus (black bear)1
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)1

Predators

Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Hawk)[3]
Canis lupus (Wolf)[3]
Cephenemyia trompe[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cephenemyia trompe (Bot fly)[3]
Shelter for 
Cephenemyia trompe[3]

Range Map

Link to Map
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); North America;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Hoffman R.S., 15-Aug-2007, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Lepus othus, Troy L. Best and Travis Hill Henry, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 458, pp. 1-5 (1994) ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Images provided by Wikimedia Commons licensed under a Creative Commons License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by Patterson, B. D., G. Ceballos, W. Sechrest, M. F. Tognelli, T. Brooks, L. Luna, P. Ortega, I. Salazar, and B. E. Young. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access