Lepus oiostolus

Hodgson, 1840

Woolly 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

J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 9, 1186

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39935969

Original name as described

Lepus oiostolus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab7ec494-c689-466b-86cc-b5dc3a27be72

Type locality

"the snowy region of the Hemalaya, and perhaps also Tibet." Restricted by Kao Yuehting and Feng Tsochien in 1964 to "Southern Tibet" [Xizang, China].

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · India · Bhutan?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001099

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 oiostolus

Hodgson, 1840

Family

Leporidae

Root name

oiostolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab7ec494-c689-466b-86cc-b5dc3a27be72

Authority page

1186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39935969

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41283/45188432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus oemodias

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Leporidae

Root name

oemodias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab7ec494-c689-466b-86cc-b5dc3a27be72

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23852775

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Lepus sechuenensis

de Winton, 1899

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sechuenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.3.1.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a59dfec4-a259-407e-bd52-ea9e73d10848

Authority page

576

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951619

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Lepus oiostolus illuteus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Leporidae

Root name

illuteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.6.24.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b0a7f96-7020-4191-aa93-f48abee7a488

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453615

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Lepus oiostolus qinghaiensis

Cai Guiquan & Feng Zuojian, 1982

Family

Leporidae

Root name

qinghaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NPIB 64014

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Name usages

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

Lepus oiostolus qusongensis

Cai Guiquan & Feng Zuojian, 1982

Family

Leporidae

Root name

qusongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NPIB 77052

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Name usages

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

Lepus grahami

A. B. Howell, 1928

Family

Leporidae

Root name

grahami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:239875

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3faab3dd6-4ae1-4fb2-aaee-040cc4cd081e

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645578

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Lepus kozlovi

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kozlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 12377

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Lepus przewalskii

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2843

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Lepus hypsibius

Blanford, 1875

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hypsibius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15673, ZSI 15674

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192151

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Lepus oiostolus tsaidamensis

Hilzheimer, 1910

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tsaidamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9741751

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Lepus sechuensis

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sechuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Lepus oiostolus hypsibius

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hypsibius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus oiostolus oiostolus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

oiostolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus oiostolus pallipes

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pallipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus oiostolus przewalskii

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus pallipes

Hodgson, 1842

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pallipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000011

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

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