Lepus alleni Mearns 1890 (antelope jackrabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Synonyms: Hypolagus giganteus Brown 1908, Lepus giganteus Brown 1908
Belongs to Lepus according to Mearns 1890
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, Schultz and Howard 1935 and Wilson 1937
Sister taxa: Lepus americanus, Lepus arcticus, Lepus benjamini, Lepus californicus, Lepus callotis, Lepus capensis, Lepus ennisianus, Lepus europaeus, Lepus othus, Lepus somaliensis, Lepus timidus, Lepus townsendii, Lepus whytei
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Arkansas, New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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