Lepus comus

G. M. Allen, 1927

Yunnan Hare

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Lepus
Subgenus : Eulagos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1927-09-13. Lagomorphs collected by the Asiatic Expeditions. American Museum Novitates 284:1-11.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170253

Original name as described

Lepus comus

Type material

AMNH M-43174

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-43174

Type locality

"Teng-yueh [Tengueh], Yunnan Province, China, 5,500 feet [1676 m] altitude."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Myanmar · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001087

Country distribution map

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