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/58221994Original 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-1337-4153-8d63-2593f21b9132Type 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
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