Published December 31, 1982
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Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777
Description
Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777. Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:330.
TYPE LOCALITY: Canada, Ontario, Hudson Bay, Fort Severn.
DISTRIBUTION: S. and C. Alaska (U.S.A.) to S. and C. coasts of Hudson Bay to Newfoundland and Anacosti IsL (introduced) (Canada), south to the S. Appalachians, S. Michigan, North Dakota, N.C. New Mexico, S.C. Utah, and E.C. California (U.S.A.).
COMMENT: Distinct small species, but subgeneric separation (Poecilolagus Lyon, 1904) not supported; see Hall, 1981:314.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002002002001.
Notes
Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Lagomorpha, pp. 595-604 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 598, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353003
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- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7353003 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFCAFFE90E65E665FF865F49FFC45E15 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Lepus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Erxleben
- Species
- americanus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982
References
- Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.