Lepus habessinicus

Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1833

Abyssinian Hare

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ehrenberg, C.G. 1833-06. Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones mammalium quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem Friderici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg medicinae et chirurgiae doctorum studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. Decas secunda. Ex officina academica, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508476

Original name as described

Lepus habessinicus

Type locality

"East coast of Abyssinia, Near Arkiko," Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001094

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 habessinicus

Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1833

Family

Leporidae

Root name

habessinicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

sig. p p. 2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508476

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Ehrenberg (1833:@sig. p p. 2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48508476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68841)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  3. Heuglin (1877:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  4. Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  9. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  10. Happold (2013:702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  11. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41289/45189637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus abyssinicus

Lefebvre, 1850

Family

Leporidae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 5, fig. 1

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus Berberanus

von Heuglin, 1861

Family

Leporidae

Root name

berberanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 748

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45531181

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  3. Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus Somalensis

von Heuglin, 1861

Family

Leporidae

Root name

somalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 749

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45531181

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  3. Berger (1910:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus tigrensis

Blanford, 1869

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tigrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.10.24.16, BMNH:Mamm:1869.10.24.17

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56db43c8-19d5-488b-baf3-378b4f2a09ad https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e72ee38-ac7d-4514-8638-a97eb8c62f90

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27735157

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus tigriensis

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tigriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876456

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

Heuglin (1877:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)

Lepus somaliensis

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Leporidae

Root name

somaliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

468

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Lepus cordeauxi

Drake-Brockman, 1911

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cordeauxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.6.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/64a39cc9-06cd-43b2-8173-32869cebaf65

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617073

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus crispii

Drake-Brockman, 1911

Family

Leporidae

Root name

crispii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.8.2.53 (= Drake-Brockman 354)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c89b994-65c2-40d4-9fb3-b1354970dffd

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617072

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

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