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Leporinae

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Leporinae Trouessart
1958Leporinae Dawson p. 60
1980Leporinae Kurten and Anderson p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
subfamilyLeporinaeTrouessart 1880
subfamilyLeporinaeTrouessart 1880

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.

Subfm. †Leporinae Trouessart 1880
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G. †Alilepus Dice 1931
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†Alilepus browni Hay 1921
†Alilepus dietrichi Fejfar 1961
†Alilepus hibbardi White 1991
†Alilepus vagus Gazin 1934
†Alilepus wilsoni White 1991
Invalid names: Allolagus Dice 1929 [synonym]
G. Brachylagus Lyon 1904 [pygmy rabbit]
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Brachylagus idahoensis Merriam 1891 [pygmy rabbit]
G. Caprolagus Blyth 1845
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Caprolagus hispidus Pearson 1839 [hispid hare]
G. Lepus Linnaeus 1758 [hare]
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Lepus alleni Mearns 1890 [antelope jackrabbit]
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Invalid names: Lepus giganteus Brown 1908 [synonym]
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 [snowshoe hare]
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819
†Lepus benjamini Hay 1921
Lepus californicus Gray 1837 [black-tailed jackrabbit]
Lepus callotis Wagler 1830
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 [cape hare]
†Lepus ennisianus Cope 1881
Lepus europaeus Pallas 1778 [European hare]
Lepus othus Merriam 1900
Lepus somaliensis Heuglin 1861
Lepus timidus Linnaeus 1758 [mountain hare]
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Invalid names: Lepus hibernicus Bell 1837 [synonym], Lepus variabilis Pallas 1778 [synonym]
Lepus townsendii Bachman 1839 [white-tailed jackrabbit]
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Invalid names: Lepus campestris Bachman 1837 [synonym]
Lepus whytei Thomas 1894
G. Nesolagus Forsyth Major 1899 [striped rabbit]
G. Oryctolagus Lilljeborg 1874
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Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 [European rabbit]
Invalid names: Cuniculus Meyer 1790 [synonym]
G. Pentalagus Lyon 1904 [Amami rabbit]
G. †Pliolagus Kormos 1934
G. †Pliosiwalagus Patnaik 2001
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†Pliosiwalagus sivalensis Forsyth Major 1899
†Pliosiwalagus whitei Patnaik 2001
G. †Pratilepus Hibbard 1939
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†Pratilepus kansasensis Hibbard 1939
G. †Pronolagus Lyon 1904
G. Romerolagus Merriam 1896 [volcano rabbit]
G. †Serengetilagus Dietrich 1941
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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Geringian to the top of the Holocene or 30.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 26.3 Ma

Collections (474 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Archaeolagus ennisianus (93078)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Archaeolagus ennisianus (17559)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ukraine Lepus sp. (75853)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Mongolia Leporinae indet. (34487)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Alilepus sp. (18412)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Leporidae indet. (18835)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Alilepus sp. (18470)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Alilepus hibbardi (19185)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Alilepus sp. (18327)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Alilepus sp. (152254) Lepus laskarevi (75802 75803)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Alilepus longisinuosus (11798)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine Lepus laskarevi (75800)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Alilepus sp. (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Lepus sp. (22139)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Lepus sp. (36139)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Alilepus sp. (230332)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Alilepus elongatus (202265)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Oryctolagus sp. (26752)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Chad Serengetilagus precapensis (24181)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pratilepus sp. (18601)