Lepus sinensis

J. E. Gray, 1832

Chinese Hare

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1832-10-08. [Part 12]. in Gray, J.E. 1832-1835. Illustrations of Indian Zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. II. Adolphus Richter and Co., London, plates pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58221994

Original name as described

Lepus sinensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1838.10.29.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/efebdc3d-1337-4153-8d63-2593f21b9132

Type locality

"China." Restricted by G. M. Allen in 1938 to "more or less in the region of Canton," Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001103

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

J. E. Gray, 1832

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1838.10.29.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/efebdc3d-1337-4153-8d63-2593f21b9132

Authority page

pl. 20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58221994

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Swinhoe (1863:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67740)
  2. Blyth (1863:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Fitzinger (1867:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  4. David (1871:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  5. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  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. Corbet & Hill (1991:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Hoffmann (1993:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  10. Aver'yanov (1998:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67339)
  11. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  12. Smith & Xie (2008:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  13. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41286/45189035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus formosus

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Leporidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.12.5.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9b2a57e8-0d82-4f15-9791-65fb1abbe20b

Authority page

449

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24296180

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Kuroda (1925:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68513)

Caprolagus sinensis flaviventris

(G. M. Allen, 1927)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

flaviventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-84500

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-84500

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Lepus yuenshanensis

Shih, 1930

Family

Leporidae

Root name

yuenshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Lepus sinensis formosus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

formosus

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 (2008:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus sinensis sinensis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sinensis

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 (2008:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus sinensis yuenshanensis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

yuenshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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