Lepus tibetanus

G. R. Waterhouse, 1841

Desert Hare

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1841-09. The Hare exhibited, Mr. Waterhouse observed, was an undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1841:7-8.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679629

Original name as described

Lepus tibetanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3c4b2c1-30a5-4176-9c94-f601c1f74440

Type locality

"Little Thibet [= Tibet]." Fixed by J. R. Ellerman and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott in 1955 to "Baltistan, Kashmir."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Pakistan · Afghanistan · India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001105

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 tibetanus

G. R. Waterhouse, 1841

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tibetanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3c4b2c1-30a5-4176-9c94-f601c1f74440

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679629

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Blanford (1875:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68515)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41307/45193298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus pamirensis

A. Günther, 1875

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pamirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.8.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35e1a3f1-9c0b-40b8-baba-85edc39d00bf

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128111

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Blanford (1875:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68515)

Lepus craspedotis

Blanford, 1875

Family

Leporidae

Root name

craspedotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15672

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128195

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lepus Stoliczkanus

Blanford, 1875

Family

Leporidae

Root name

stoliczkanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15675, ZSI 15689

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192045

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blanford (1875:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68515)

Lepus biddulphi

Blanford, 1877

Family

Leporidae

Root name

biddulphi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548412

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Lepus kaschgaricus

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kaschgaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2859

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

157

Authority publication

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

Lepus zaisanicus

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

zaisanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2857

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

161

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 quercerus

Hollister, 1912

Family

Leporidae

Root name

quercerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175446

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cde88b41-dcb0-4ade-9d58-bb2be1f1c422

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337697

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Lepus tibetanus craspedotis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

craspedotis

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 (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

kashgaricus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kashgaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus tibetanus pamirensis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pamirensis

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 (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus tibetanus stoliczkanus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

stoliczkanus

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 (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus tibetanus tibetanus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tibetanus

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 (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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