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Lepus arcticus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepus arcticus was named by Ross (1819). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Lepus arcticus Ross
1980Lepus arcticus Kurten and Anderson p. 282

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusLepus
speciesarcticusRoss 1819

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 arcticus Ross 1819
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Lepus arcticus (20434)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Lepus arcticus (20626 20627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Lepus arcticus (228444)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Lepus arcticus (160848 228896 228898 228919 228927 228928 229484 229489)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Lepus arcticus (160074 226353 227686 227752 227758 227816 227817 227826 227828 227829 227851 227867 227869 227872 227873 227875 229942 229943 230120)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Lepus arcticus (228844 228845)