Lepus benjamini Hay 1921 (hare)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1921. Descriptions of species of Pleistocene Vertebrata, types or specimens of most of which are preserved in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59:599-642

Belongs to Lepus according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980

See also Hay 1921

Sister taxa: Lepus alleni, Lepus americanus, Lepus arcticus, Lepus californicus, Lepus callotis, Lepus capensis, Lepus ennisianus, Lepus europaeus, Lepus othus, Lepus somaliensis, Lepus timidus, Lepus townsendii, Lepus whytei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Anita, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in Arizona

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Anita

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