Lepus saxatilis

F. Cuvier, 1823

Scrub 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

Cuvier, F. 1823. LIÈVRE, Lepus. (Mamm.). Pp. 299–316 in Anonymous. (eds.). Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. Tome vingt-sixième. LEP–LIN. F. G. Levrault, Strasbourg, 553 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25515066

Original name as described

Lepus saxatilis

Other common names

Savanna Hare

Type locality

"il habite les contrées qui se trouvent à trois journées au nord du cap de Bonne-Espérance [= Cape of Good Hope]," South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001102

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 longicaudatus

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Leporidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6ad4986a-9e7b-4a94-8dec-0c4e5154bfda

Authority page

586

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268177

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis megalotis

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Family

Leporidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.3.103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15ffa76d-3c03-47b1-99b6-33580a926079

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856803

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis aurantii

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aurantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.5.9.173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cb788bb6-30e2-4128-b4e1-ae92a2677623

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31195036

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Lepus gungunyanae

A. Roberts, 1914

Family

Leporidae

Root name

gungunyanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439654

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus zuluensis damarensis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Leporidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3756

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis chiversi

A. Roberts, 1929

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chiversi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 4914

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis nigrescens

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6228

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis chobiensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chobiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6583

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis ngamiensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

ngamiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6590

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis bechuanae

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bechuanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6591

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis albaniensis

A. Roberts, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

albaniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6608

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis orangensis

Kolbe, 1948

Family

Leporidae

Root name

orangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM A.M. 160

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus zuluensis subrufus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Leporidae

Root name

subrufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439558

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Lepus saxatilis saxatilis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis subrufus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

subrufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis

F. Cuvier, 1823

Family

Leporidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

309

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25515066

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  4. Lydekker (1908:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  5. Roberts (1913:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Happold (2013:703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  11. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41285/45188827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus timidus

A. Smith, 1826

Family

Leporidae

Root name

timidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

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

Lepus rufinucha

A. Smith, 1829

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rufinucha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

440

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310849

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus longicaudatus

J. E. Gray, 1837

Family

Leporidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Lepus fumigatus

J. A. Wagner, 1844

Family

Leporidae

Root name

fumigatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31058913

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

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

Lepus saxatilis khanensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Leporidae

Root name

khanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

324

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

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