Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

50–60% · Likely

overall probability at Isle Royale National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60

Jan

60–70

Feb

40–50

Mar

30–40

Apr

60–70

May

60–70

Jun

40–50

Jul

30–40

Aug

50–60

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

40–50

Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
9	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
10	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
14	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
19	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
21	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
22	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
23	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowshoe Hare in Isle Royale National Park?

About 56% of visitor-days record a Snowshoe Hare sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snowshoe Hare in Isle Royale National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Snowshoe Hare in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.

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