Lepus othus

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Alaskan Hare

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1900-03-14. Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. I. Descriptions of twenty-six new mammals from Alaska and British North America. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 2:13-30.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872032

Original name as described

Lepus othus

Other common names

Alaska Arctic Hare · Alaska Peninsula Hare · Alaska Tundra Hare · St. Michael's Hare · Tundra Hare · Swift Hare

Type material

USNM:MAMM:A15883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd9e3b7b-70c3-425e-82ef-809ec2680cb7

Type locality

"St. Michaels, [Norton Sound], Alaska," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

United States · Russia

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

Taxonomy notes

the name tschuktschorum has priority over othus and is likely the best name for the species, but the name othus is tentatively retained pending further revision to clarify distributional limits in Russia

Taxonomy notes citation

Cason, M. M., Baltensperger, A. P., Booms, T. L., Burns, J. J., & Olson, L. E. (2016). Revised distribution of an Alaskan endemic, the Alaska Hare (Lepus othus), with implications for taxonomy, biogeography, and climate change. Arctic Science, 2(2), 50-66.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001100

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 poadromus

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

poadromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98068

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec2a95bc-c995-47b9-80c3-9eb7a2938d1b

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872033

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus othus

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

othus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A15883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd9e3b7b-70c3-425e-82ef-809ec2680cb7

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872032

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11795/45178124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus othus othus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

othus

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 (2016:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus othus tschuktschorum

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tschuktschorum

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 (2016:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus othus poadromus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

poadromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus timidus tschuktschorum

Nordquist, 1883

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tschuktschorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

84

Authority publication

book

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