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
               1 [Lepus americanus americanus]ᵀ Erxleben, 1777
               2 Lepus americanus bairdii Hayden, 1869
               3 Lepus americanus cascadensis Nelson, 1907
               4 Lepus americanus dalli Merriam, 1900
               5 Lepus americanus struthopus Bangs, 1898
               6 Lepus americanus virginianus Harlan, 1825