Lepus townsendii Bachman 1839 (white-tailed jackrabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alternative combination: Lepus townsendi
Synonym: Lepus campestris Bachman 1837
Belongs to Lepus according to Bachman 1839
See also Elftman 1931, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Schultz and Howard 1935
Sister taxa: Lepus alleni, Lepus americanus, Lepus arcticus, Lepus benjamini, Lepus californicus, Lepus callotis, Lepus capensis, Lepus ennisianus, Lepus europaeus, Lepus othus, Lepus somaliensis, Lepus timidus, Lepus whytei
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (9: Colorado, Florida, Montana, New Mexico, Utah)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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