Lepus europaeus

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Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Apr-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lepus

There are approximately 241 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. aegyptius · L. alleni (Antelope Jack Rabbit) · L. alleni alleni (Antelope Jack Rabbit) · L. alleni tiburonensis · L. alpinus · L. americanus (Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus americana · L. americanus americanus (Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus bairdi · L. americanus bairdii · L. americanus cascadensis · L. americanus dalli · L. americanus dalli macfarlani · L. americanus klamathensis (Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus macfarlani · L. americanus pallidus · L. americanus phaenotus · L. americanus phaeonotus · L. americanus seclusus (Bighorn Mountain Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus struthopus · L. americanus tahoensis (Sierra Nevada Snowshoe Hare) · L. americanus virginianus · L. americanus washingtoni · L. americanus washingtonii (Washington Snowshoe Hare) · L. andinus · L. angolensis · L. ansorgei · L. aquaticus · L. arcticus (Arctic Hare) · L. arcticus andersoni · L. arcticus arcticus (Arctic Hare) · L. arcticus bangsii · L. arcticus canus · L. arcticus groenlandicus · L. arcticus monstrabilis · L. atlanticus · L. audubonii · L. bachmani · L. bairdi · L. bairdii · L. benjamini · L. bennettii · L. berberanus · L. brachyurus (Japanese Hare) · L. brachyurus brachyurus (Japanese Hare) · L. brachyurus okiensis · L. brasiliensis · L. californica · L. californicus (Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. californicus altamirae · L. californicus asellus · L. californicus bennettii (Black-Tailed Jackrabbit) · L. californicus californicus (Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit) · L. californicus deserticola · L. californicus eremicus · L. californicus magdalenae · L. californicus martirensis · L. californicus melanotis · L. californicus merriami · L. californicus sheldoni · L. californicus texianus · L. californicus wallawalla · L. californicus xanti · L. callotis (Beautiful-Eared Jack Rabbit) · L. callotis callotis (Beautiful-Eared Jack Rabbit) · L. callotis flavigularis · L. callotis gaillardi (White-Sided Jackrabbit) · L. callotis gaillardii · L. canopus · L. capensis (European Hare) · L. capensis aegyptius · L. capensis aquilo · L. capensis arabicus · L. capensis atallahi · L. capensis capensis (Brown Hare) · L. capensis europaeus · L. capensis granatensis · L. capensis grantii · L. capensis hawkeri · L. capensis isabellinus · L. capensis langi · L. capensis lehmanni · L. capensis mediterraneus · L. capensis ngamiensis · L. capensis pamirensis · L. capensis sinaiticus · L. capensis swinhoei · L. capensis tibetanus · L. capensis tigrensis · L. capensis tolai · L. castroviejoi (Broom Hare) · L. centrasiaticus · L. chadensis · L. collotis · L. comus (Yunnan Hare) · L. cordeauxi · L. coreanus (Korean Hare) · L. corsicanus (Corsican Hare) · L. crashawi · L. crassicaudatus

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 69 providers.
• Lagomorph Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 20, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Mammal records from Britain from the Atlas of Mammals
• , with some subsequent records
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2479905
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552501
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14370091
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552501
• IUCN ID: 41280
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAEB03080
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 127968

Footnotes

1. Mean = 216.840 meters (711.417 feet), Standard Deviation = 329.460 based on 16,115 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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