Lepus othus - #4434
Alaskan Hare
Lateral view of skeleton standing in crouched position.
Geographic Distribution
W and SW Alaska (USA); formerly perhaps northwestward to Pt. Barrow; as here interpreted, also E Chukotsk (Russia); if this is verified, tschuktschorum Nordquist, 1883 has priority.
Order/Family
Leporidae
Genus
Lepus
Specific Epithet
othus
Photographer
Josh Villemarette