Sylvilagus palustris

(Bachman, 1837)

Marsh Rabbit

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Sylvilagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bachman, J. 1837. Description of a new species of hare found in South Carolina. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2):194-199.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676856

Original name as described

Lepus palustris

Other common names

Key Rabbit · Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1852.9.18.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2407e34b-6f20-4ae3-aee8-ffb16b665514

Type locality

"South Carolina never … more than forty miles [64 km] from the sea coast." Restricted by G. S. Miller and J. A. G. Rehn in 1901 to "Eastern South Carolina," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(VA,AL,NC,SC,GA,FL)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001140

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 palustris

(Bachman, 1837)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.9.18.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2407e34b-6f20-4ae3-aee8-ffb16b665514

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676856

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lepus Douglasii

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

douglasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:92a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2fd81f96-53b0-4ec4-b054-dc8cfbe60c6c

Authority page

586

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268177

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lepus paludicola

(G. S. Miller & Bangs, 1894)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

paludicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1451

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328778

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sylvilagus palustris hefneri

Lazell, 1984

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hefneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:555687

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb30773b-9d6d-40c8-aa62-6495093c7ae3

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Limnolagus palustris paludicola

(Lyon, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

paludicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Limnolagus palustris

(Lyon, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus palustris

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:603, 604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41303/45192995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus palustris paludicola

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

paludicola

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 (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus palustris palustris

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palustris

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 (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus Douglasii

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

douglasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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