Lepus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lagomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Duplicidentata Ordo: Lagomorpha

Familia: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Subgenera (9): Eulagos – Indolagus – Lepus – Macrotolagus – Poecilolagus – Proeulagus – Sabanalagus – Sinolagus – Tarimolagus

Overview of species

L. alleni – L. altamirae – L. americanus – L. arcticus – L. brachyurus – L. californicus – L. callotis – L. capensis – L. castroviejoi – L. comus – L. coreanus – L. corsicanus – L. europaeus – L. fagani – L. flavigularis – L. granatensis – L. habessinicus – L. hainanus – L. insularis – L. mandshuricus – L. microtis – L. nigricollis – L. oiostolus – L. othus – L. peguensis – L. saharae – L. saxatilis – L. sinensis – L. starcki – L. tibetanus – L. timidus – L. tolai – L. townsendii – L. yarkandensis

Name

Lepus Linnaeus, 1758: 57 [conserved name]

Type species: Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758, by Linnaean tautonymy.
Gender: masculine.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 91 (1926: 1) and Direction 24 (1955: 221).

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature. 1926. Opinion 91. Thirty-five generic names of Mammals placed on the Official List of Generic Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4): 1–2. BHL Reference page.
International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Direction 24. Completion of the entries relating to the names of certain genera in the class Mammalia made on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C: 219–246. BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Haas
Ænglisc: Hara
aragonés: Liebre
العربية: قواع
авар: ГӀанкӀ
azərbaycanca: Dovşan
Boarisch: Echte Håsn
беларуская: Зайцы
български: Зайци
brezhoneg: Gad
català: Llebre
čeština: Zajíc
Cymraeg: Ysgyfarnog
dansk: Hare
Deutsch: Hase
Ελληνικά: Λαγός
English: Hare
Esperanto: Leporo
español: Liebre
eesti: Jänes
euskara: Erbi
فارسی: خرگوش صحرایی
suomi: Jänikset
français: Lièvre
Frysk: Hazze
Gaeilge: Giorria
Gàidhlig: Maigheach
galego: Lebre
עברית: ארנבת
हिन्दी: खरहा
hrvatski: Zec
հայերեն: Նապաստակ
Bahasa Indonesia: Terwelu
Ido: Leporo
íslenska: Héri
italiano: Lepre
日本語: ノウサギ属
Jawa: Truwèlu
한국어: 토끼속
лакку: Бюрх
Limburgs: Echte haoze
lietuvių: Kiškiai
latviešu: Zaķi
мокшень: Нумол
кырык мары: Морен
Bahasa Melayu: Kelinci
Malti: Liebru
эрзянь: Нумоло
Nāhuatl: Cihtli
Nederlands: Echte hazen
norsk: Harer
Diné bizaad: Gahtsoh
occitan: Lèbre
ирон: Тæрхъус
polski: Zając
português: Lebre
Runa Simi: Liwri
русский: Зайцы
саха тыла: Куобахтар уустара
Scots: Maukin
sardu: lèpori
slovenčina: Zajac
slovenščina: Pravi zajec
shqip: Lepuri
српски / srpski: Зец
svenska: Harar
తెలుగు: చెవుల పిల్లి
ไทย: สกุลกระต่ายป่า
Türkçe: Kır tavşanı
українська: Заєць
Tiếng Việt: Thỏ đồng
West-Vlams: Hoaze
walon: Live
中文: 野兔