Bunolagus monticularis

(O. Thomas, 1903)

Riverine Rabbit

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Bunolagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1903-01-01. On a remarkable new hare from Cape Colony. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)11(61):78-79.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367609

Original name as described

Lepus monticularis

Other common names

Bushman Hare

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.12.1.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5b5c750-5ae6-4d19-9571-b3f3fe3888f6

Type locality

"Deelfontain, Cape Colony," South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001076

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lepus monticularis

(O. Thomas, 1903)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

monticularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.12.1.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5b5c750-5ae6-4d19-9571-b3f3fe3888f6

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367609

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Bunolagus monticularis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Leporidae

Root name

monticularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

598

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Happold (2013:696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3326/45176532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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