Lepus coreanus

O. Thomas, 1892

Korean 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

Thomas, O. 1892-02-01. Diagnosis of a new subspecies of hare from the Corea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(50):146-147.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268366

Original name as described

Lepus sinensis coreanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.10.14.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89dad0af-f972-4aea-8d15-2c8208ee4593

Type locality

"Söul [= Seoul]," Korea.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · North Korea · South Korea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001088

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 sinensis coreanus

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Leporidae

Root name

coreanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.10.14.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89dad0af-f972-4aea-8d15-2c8208ee4593

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268366

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lepus coreanus

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

coreanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41279/161750768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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