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Skull of an Alpine Hare

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

January 9, 1822

Primary Source Reference:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822

Additional Source Text:

Notes:

Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D. was appointed the Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.

Specimen Type:

Individual parts

Peale's Common Name:

Alpine hare

Current Common Name:

Mountain hare

Current Scientific Name

Lepus timidus