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/30679629Original 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-f601c1f74440Type 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
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