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Lepus californicus (black-tailed jackrabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepus californicus was named by Gray (1837). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. etruscus, L. granatensis, L. mediterraneus, L. tanaiticus, L. terraerubrae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lepus californicus Gray
1980Lepus californicus Kurten and Anderson p. 282

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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()
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
speciescalifornicusGray 1837

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 californicus Gray 1837 [black-tailed jackrabbit]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Lepus californicus (19954)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Kansas) Lepus californicus (19927)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepus californicus (237076)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (Texas) Lepus californicus (93258)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Mexico (Aguascalientes) Lepus californicus (20283)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Lepus californicus (20386)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Lepus californicus (20506 20514)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Lepus californicus (20318)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Lepus californicus (152007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepus californicus (20622)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Lepus californicus (74470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepus californicus (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Lepus californicus (74473 79632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Lepus californicus (76059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepus californicus (106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Lepus californicus (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Lepus californicus (74474)