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Definition: Arctic hare

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter.[Wordnet]
2. A large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter.[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: Arctic hare

Arctic Hare

Arctic Hare[1]

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Species: L. arcticus
Binomial name
Lepus arcticus
Ross, 1819

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a hare which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. It was once considered a subspecies of the Mountain Hare, but it is now regarded as a separate species.

Range

It is distributed over the tundra regions of Greenland and the northernmost parts of Canada as well as Alaska. In the far north, it is white year-round; in other parts, it is a frosty blue grey color in summer but the tail remains white.

Size

It is an average of 22-28 inches long, it weighs about 9-12 lb.

Diet

The Arctic Hare mainly eats woody plants. It eats buds, berries, leaves and grass.[3] It has a keen sense of smell and may dig for willow twigs under the snow.

Subspecies

There are four subspecies of this hare:

  • Lepus arcticus arcticus
  • Lepus arcticus bangsii
  • Lepus arcticus groenlandicus
  • Lepus arcticus monstrabilis

References

  1. Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 195-196. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Lepus arcticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-06. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
  3. Best, Troy L. & Henry, Travis Hill (1994-06-02). "Lepus arcticus". Mammalian Species 457: 1-9. doi:10.2307/3504088. ISSN 00763519. OCLC 46381503. 

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Arctic Hare". Image Credit.
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Translations: Arctic hare

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Brazilian Portuguese lebre-alpina (arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Breton gad venez (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Breton, France, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Brezhoneg gad venez (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Brezhoneg, France, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish snehare (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Cymraeg ysgyfarnog fynydd (arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Cymraeg, United Kingdom, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish snehare (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk snehare (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Schneehase (mountain hare, Arctic hare), Polarhase (Arctic hare, mountain hare), der Schneehase (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Alpensneeuwhaas (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish metsäjänis (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Français lièvre arctique (Arctic hare). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
French lièvre arctique (Arctic hare). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
German Schneehase (mountain hare, Arctic hare), Polarhase (Arctic hare, mountain hare), der Schneehase (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Schneehase (mountain hare, Arctic hare), Polarhase (Arctic hare, mountain hare), der Schneehase (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Schneehase (mountain hare, Arctic hare), Polarhase (Arctic hare, mountain hare), der Schneehase (Arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian lepre bianca (mountain hare, Arctic hare). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese lebre-alpina (arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Saami njoammil (arctic hare, European hare, hare). Additional references: Saami, Norway, Sweden, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Savoyard Blanchot (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare), Blanchon (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare), Blanche (sedge, mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Savoyard, France, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic maigheach gheal (alpine hare, arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland snehare (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea metsäjänis (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi metsäjänis (mountain hare, Arctic hare, blue hare). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
Welsh ysgyfarnog fynydd (arctic hare, mountain hare). Additional references: Welsh, United Kingdom, arctic hare. (volunteer & more translations)
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