Prolagus sardus

(R. Wagner, 1829)

Sardinian Pika

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Prolagidae
Genus : Prolagus

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, R. 1829. Beyträge zur Geschichte der fossilen Thiere. Isis von Oken 1829:1132-1141.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27012136

Original name as described

Lagomys sardus

Type locality

Sardinia, Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Italy · France

Taxonomy notes

recent literature has gone back and forth over the inclusion of this species under either Ochotonidae, or in it's own family, Prolagidae, but ancient DNA has recently supported the recognition of the species in it's own family based on deep divergence times

Taxonomy notes citation

Angelone, C., Prieto, J. and Gross, M. 2014. Complement to the study of the pikas (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae) from the Middle Miocene of Gratkorn, Austria. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 94(1):125-134. · Utzeri, V. J., Cilli, E., Fontani, F., Zoboli, D., Orsini, M., Ribani, A., ... & Fontanesi, L. (2023). Ancient DNA re-opens the question of the phylogenetic position of the Sardinian pika Prolagus sardus (Wagner, 1829), an extinct lagomorph. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13635.

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001183

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.

Prolagus sardus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Prolagidae

Root name

sardus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

597, 598

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:597, 598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18338/1737167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lagomys corsicanus

(R. Wagner, 1829)

Family

Prolagidae

Root name

corsicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27012138

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Lagomys fossilis

(R. Wagner, 1829)

Family

Prolagidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27012138

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Lagomys sardus

(R. Wagner, 1829)

Family

Prolagidae

Root name

sardus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27012136

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Lagomys spelaeus

(A. Pomel, 1852)

Family

Prolagidae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

379

Authority publication

Annales scientifiques, littéraires et industrielles de l'Auvergne

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