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Lepus alleni

Description

The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni), found in Southern Arizona and Northwestern Mexico, is a species of North American hare. Within this range, it occupies dry desert areas. This species is placed in family Leporidae, which is within order Lagomorpha. Male and female antelope jackrabbits are identical in appearance. This species is large in size with long, pointed ears and a distinct coat coloration. The antelope jackrabbit has a white belly, light grey sides, a back peppered with black, and orange coloration on the neck and chest. It is similar to species like the black-tailed jackrabbit and white-sided jackrabbit. It is most active during twilight (crepuscular) and during the night (nocturnal), but can be active during the day when conditions are favorable (heavy cloud coverage). It feeds on cacti, mesquite leaves, and other vegetation.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2436708https://www.gbif.org/species/2436708
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)47635https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=47635
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus alleni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus alleni
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
-Duplicidentata
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
subfamilyLeporinaeTrouessart 1880
genusLepusLinnaeus 1758
speciesLepus alleniMearns 1890
Generic NameLepus
Common Nameantelope jackrabbit
Scientific NameLepus alleni Mearns, 1890
Name Published InBull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. vol.2 p.294
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lepus allenispeciesbelongs to Lepusstated without evidenceMearns, 1890
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietgrazer, browser (based on Leporidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals.
Common Name(s) Allen's Jackrabbit, Antelope Jack Rabbit, Antelope Jackrabbit, White-sided Jackrabbit, Liebre Antilope, Libre Appaloosa, Liebre Blanca, Liebre Torda
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepus_alleni

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Lepus alleni alleni
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Lepus alleni tiburonensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Lepus giganteus (Brown, 1908)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus giganteus
Hypolagus giganteus (Brown, 1908)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Hypolagus giganteus

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

References

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Schultz C. B., Howard E. B. (1935) The fauna of Burnet Cave, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 87, 273-298
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds., 1999: null. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. xxv + 750. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Smith, Andrew T., Charlotte H. Johnston, Paulo C., 2018: null. Lagomorphs. Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares of the World. 266. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
(2001) database, Comisi贸n Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds. (1999) The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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