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Lepus alleni (antelope jackrabbit)

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepus alleni was named by Mearns (1890). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. americanus, L. etruscus, L. granatensis, L. laskarevi, L. mediterraneus, L. nigricollis, L. praetimidus, L. saxatilis, L. tanaiticus, L. terraerubrae, L. timid, L. tolai, L. valdarnensis, L. wongi, L. crashawi, L. saxatilis
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Lepus alleni Mearns
1908Lepus giganteus Brown
1929Hypolagus giganteus Dice
1935Lepus alleni Schultz and Howard p. 278
1937Lepus giganteus Wilson
1980Lepus alleni Kurten and Anderson p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
subfamilyLeporinaeTrouessart 1880
genusLepus
speciesalleniMearns 1890

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lepus alleni Mearns 1890 [antelope jackrabbit]
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Invalid names: Lepus giganteus Brown 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:52:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Lepus giganteus (20290)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Lepus alleni (93281)