Lepus alleni

Mearns, 1890

Antelope Jackrabbit

Individual running away from observer; ears, limbs, tail visible. Lepus alleni alleni. Also as Allen's Hare, Allen's Jackrabbit, Blanket Jak, Burro Jack, Jackass Rabbit, Mexican Jackrabbit, Saddle Jack, Wandering Jackrabbit.
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Location:USA, AZ, Pinal Co., PicachoDate taken:1 January 1994Description:Individual running away from observer; ears, limbs, tail visible. Lepus alleni alleni. Also as Allen's Hare, Allen's Jackrabbit, Blanket Jak, Burro Jack, Jackass Rabbit, Mexican Jackrabbit, Saddle Jack, Wandering Jackrabbit.

Distribution :

SC Arizona to N Nayarit and Tiburon Island [Mexico]

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1346

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mearns, E.A. 1890-02-21. Description of supposed new species and subspecies of mammals, from Arizona. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(20):277-307.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898758

Original name as described

Lepus alleni

Other common names

Allen's Hare · Allen's Jackrabbit · Blanket Jak · Burro Jack · Jackass Rabbit · Mexican Jackrabbit · Saddle Jack · Wandering Jackrabbit

Type material

AMNH MO-1869, AMNH MS-2412

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-1869 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2412

Type locality

"Rillito Station [Pima Co.], Arizona, " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001078

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Lepus alleni

Mearns, 1890

Family

Leporidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1869, AMNH MS-2412

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rillito Station, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, Arizona

Type locality

United States: Arizona: Pima County, Arizona.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-1869 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2412

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898758

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:660, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
Trouessart (1904:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Nelson (1909:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14929)
Lange (1960:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
Anderson (1972:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hoffmann (1993:814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
Aver'yanov (1998:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67339)
Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41272/45185265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus (Macrotolagus) alleni palitans

Bangs, 1900

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palitans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9096

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mexico: Sinaloa.

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9096

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603440

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

Lyon (1904:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
Trouessart (1904:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Nelson (1909:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14929)
Anderson (1972:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Hall (1981:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus alleni tiburonensis

C. H. Townsend, 1912

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tiburonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:198403

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mexico: Sonora.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dffc8c38-3a73-407c-9ebc-efc63b7f0446

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898950

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hall (1981:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Macrotolagus alleni:

Shamel, 1942

Family

Leporidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1942:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20732)

Macrotolagus alleni alleni:

Shamel, 1942

Family

Leporidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1942:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20732)

Macrotolagus alleni palitans:

Shamel, 1942

Family

Leporidae

Root name

palitans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1942:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20732)

Macrotolagus alleni tiburonensis:

Shamel, 1942

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tiburonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Shamel (1942:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20732)

Lepus alleni alleni:

Lange, 1960

Family

Leporidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

442

Authority publication

The American Midland Naturalist

Name usages

Lange (1960:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
Hall (1981:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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