Lepus tolai

Pallas, 1778

Tolai 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

Pallas, P.S. 1778. Fasciculus I. Pp. 1–70 in Pallas, P.S. 1778-1779. Novae species quadrupedum e glirium ordine cum illustrationibus variis complurium ex hoc ordine animalium. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 388 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494826

Original name as described

Lepus tolai

Type locality

"Caeterum in montibus aprecis campisque rupestribus vel arenosis circa Selengam…" Restricted by S. I. Ognev in 1940 to "valley of the Selenga River," Russia. Redefined by J. R. Ellerman and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott in 1951 to "Adinscholo Mountain, near Tchinden [Chinden = Chindant], on Borsja [= Boriya] River, a tributary of the Onon River, Eastern Siberia."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Afghanistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Kazakhstan · Russia · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001107

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 swinhoei brevinasus

J. A. Allen, 1909

Family

Leporidae

Root name

brevinasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Type

AMNH M-27528

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-27528

Authority page

427

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lepus capensis huangshuiensis

Luo Zexun, 1982

Family

Leporidae

Root name

huangshuiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 15121

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Sinozoologia

Name usages

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

Lepus Swinhoei

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Leporidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.7.18.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ab5f8b9-dfb9-4b9c-9cf3-c28b38861923

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242726

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Lepus swinhoei subluteus

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Leporidae

Root name

subluteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.1.261

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0f16f605-1c5d-4d53-9c20-d02dc7af990e

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939291

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Lepus capensis habibi

Baloutch, 1979

Family

Leporidae

Root name

habibi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1978-311

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1978-311

Authority page

446

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Lepus capensis petteri

Baloutch, 1979

Family

Leporidae

Root name

petteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1978-313

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1978-313

Authority page

445

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Lepus capensis cheybani

Baloutch, 1979

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cheybani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1978-315

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1978-315

Authority page

445

Authority publication

Mammalia

Lepus wongi

Yang Zhongjian, 1927

Family

Leporidae

Root name

wongi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PMU (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Palaeontologia Sinica

Lepus aurigineus

Hollister, 1912

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aurigineus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:13761 (= USNM:MAMM:A38173)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331495607-b9d0-4b50-9467-b1ce15e3eafc

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337469

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Lepus swinhoei sowerbyae

Hollister, 1912

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sowerbyae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:172628

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b9ad059-a7a7-4ea3-90dc-7ed1545c5281

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 europaeus cinnamomeus

Shamel, 1940

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cinnamomeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255006

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38f373b81-9f51-4af0-b957-f97dbc65d55c

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Lepus lehmanni

Severtzov, 1873

Family

Leporidae

Root name

lehmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 12536

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Mem. Sect. Zool. Amis. Sci. Nat. Moscou

Lepus gobicus

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

gobicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2836

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

164

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 gansuicus

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

gansuicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2854

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

160

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 centrasiaticus

Satunin, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

centrasiaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 8288

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

158

Authority publication

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

Lepus tolai desertorum

Ognev & Heptner, 1928

Family

Leporidae

Root name

desertorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-11380

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-11380

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Lepus tolai buchariensis

Ognev, 1922

Family

Leporidae

Root name

buchariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-11386

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-11386

Authority page

475

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8483702

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

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 europaeus turcomanus

Heptner, 1934

Family

Leporidae

Root name

turcomanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-6342

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-6342

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica

Name usages

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

Lepus tolai bucharensis

Ognev, 1922

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bucharensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

102

Authority publication

Биологические Известия государственного научно-исследовательского института им. Тимирязева

Lepus tolai aurigineus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aurigineus

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 (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Lepus tibetanus centrasiaticus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

centrasiaticus

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 tolai cheybani

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cheybani

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 tolai cinnamomeus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cinnamomeus

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 tolai filchneri

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

filchneri

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 tolai lehmanni

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

lehmanni

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 (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus tolai swinhoei

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

swinhoei

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 (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus tolai tolai

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tolai

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 (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus tolai huangshuiensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Leporidae

Root name

huangshuiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Lepus tolai

Pallas, 1778

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tolai

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494826

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lichtenstein (1823:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  4. Lesson (1827:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Lesson (1842:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  7. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  8. Smith & Xie (2008:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  9. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41308/45193447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus aralensis

Severtzov, 1861

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

49-70

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Lepus butlerowi

Bogdanov, 1882

Family

Leporidae

Root name

butlerowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

67, 80

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Lepus kessleri

Bogdanov, 1882

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kessleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

67, 80

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Lepus filchneri

Matschie, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

filchneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

217

Authority publication

Berlin

Lepus stegmanni

Matschie, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

stegmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

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