Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 - lagomorphs Family Leporidae Batsch, 1788 - hares and rabbits Genus Lepus Linnaeus, 1758 - hares Subgenus Poecilolagus Lyon, 1904 Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 - snowshoe rabbit Lepus americanus virginianus Harlan, 1825