Distribution.—This snowshoe rabbit occupies the humid subdivision of the Transition Life-zone of western Washington from the British Columbian boundary south to the Columbia River. Marginal occurrences are (from [Dalquest], 1942: 175): Mt. Vernon, Paradise Lake, Lake Kapowsin, and White Salmon.
Lepus americanus cascadensis [Nelson]
Lepus bairdi cascadensis [Nelson], Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 20:87, December 11, 1907.
Lepus americanus cascadensis [Racey] and [Cowan], Ann. Rept. Provincial Mus. British Columbia, p. H 18, 1935.
Type.—Obtained by W. C. Colt near Hope, British Columbia, on June 12, 1894; type in Museum of Comparative Zoölogy.
Racial characters.—Size medium for a snowshoe rabbit; color of upper parts in summer near Orange Cinnamon; head paler, sharply marked off from body; underparts white. Color in winter: entire body pure white except for dusky borders of ears and eyelids.
Measurements.—Three males and 5 females from Kittitas County, Washington, average, respectively: total length 405, 440; hind foot 124, 133.
Distribution.—The Cascade Mountains from the British Columbia boundary south to Mount Adams. Marginal occurrences are: Skykomish ([Dalquest], 1942: 177), Vance ([Dalquest], 1942: 177) and 7 mi. W Guler (W.W.D.).
Lepus americanus pineus [Dalquest]
Lepus americanus pineus [Dalquest], Jour. Mamm., 23:178, May 14, 1942.