Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777. Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:330.

TYPE LOCALITY: Canada, Ontario, Hudson Bay, Fort Severn.

DISTRIBUTION: S. and C. Alaska (U.S.A.) to S. and C. coasts of Hudson Bay to Newfoundland and Anacosti IsL (introduced) (Canada), south to the S. Appalachians, S. Michigan, North Dakota, N.C. New Mexico, S.C. Utah, and E.C. California (U.S.A.).

COMMENT: Distinct small species, but subgeneric separation (Poecilolagus Lyon, 1904) not supported; see Hall, 1981:314.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002002002001.