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Lepus timidus Linnaeus 1758

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Description

Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:57.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden, Uppsala.

DISTRIBUTION: Alaska (U.S.A.) to Labrador and Newfoundland (Canada) and Greenland; Palearctic from Scandinavia to Siberia (U.S. S.R.) south to Hokkaido (Japan); Sikhote Alin Mtns. (U.S. S. R.); Heilungkiang, N. Sinkiang (China) (SW); Altai, N. Tien Shan; N. Ukraine, and Lithuania; isolated populations in the Alps, Scotland, and Ireland.

COMMENT: Includes othus and arcticus; see Corbet, 1978:73. Corbet and Hill, 1980:197, listed arcticus as a distinct species; Hall, 1981:318, listed both as distinct species.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002002023001 as L. timidus.

5301409002002003001 as L. arcticus.

5301409002002018001 as L. othus.

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 600, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353003

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F387910E60E660FECD5719FB41542F

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Cites
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3918767 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/2CA9C9D45832344F142BA9E52354C998 (URL)
Is part of
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
Linnaeus
Species
timidus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982

References

  • Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.
  • 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.