Base visibility in good snowshoe hare habitat ranges from 2% at 16.5 feet (5 m) distance to 0% at 66 feet (20 m). Travel cover is slightly more open, ranging from 14.7% visibility at 16.5 feet (5 m) to 2.6% at 66 feet (20 m).

Habitat loss and climate change are the main threats to Snowshoe hares at present. In some areas of their range, the habitat for some populations has changed dramatically, leaving some habitats without snow for longer periods than previously.

Snowshoe Hare Habitat. The snowshoe hare lives in forest areas where the ground is covered with undergrowth, swamps and thickets. Snowshoe Hare Diet. Snowshoe hares are herbivores. Their diet consists of plants such as grass, ferns and leaves in the summer and twigs, buds and bark in the winter. The snowshoe hare either feeds alone or in small ...

2022年10月9日 · When it comes to their habitat, snowshoe hares like the cold. These mammals are found almost exclusively in places in chilly climates like Canada and Alaska, or in scattered populations in other states that have high mountains.

Snowshoe hares live in the coniferous and boreal forests of the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, New England, Alaska, Minnesota, Michigan, and Montana. Within the United States, most of these coniferous forests are found on mountaintops, such as the Rockies, or near the Canadian border.

2016年3月20日 · The Snowshoe Hare (Lepus Americanus) is a forest dwelling hare found in the Boreal and Coniferous forests of North America. Its range extends from the shores of the Arctic Ocean south through the higher elevations of the Rocky, …

Snowshoe hares are forest-dwellers that prefer the thick cover of brushy undergrowth. They are primarily a northern species that inhabits boreal forests and can also range as far north as the...