- Majorcan Hare
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Majorcan Hare[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Lepus Species: L. granatensis Subspecies: L. granatensis solisi Trinomial name Lepus granatensis solisi
Palacios & Fernández, 1992The Majorcan Hare (Lepus granatensis solisi) is a subspecies of the Granada Hare, from Majorca, Spain. It was described only in 1992[2]. Many sources claim it went extinct, but this might not be true as other sources say it survives[3].
References
- ^ Hoffman, Robert S.; Smith, Andrew T. (16 November 2005). "Order Lagomorpha (pp. 185-211". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 199. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Palacios F, Fernández J (1992). "A new subspecies of hare from Majorca (Balearic Islands)". Mammalia 56 (1): 71–85. doi:10.1515/mamm.1992.56.1.71.
- ^ Palomo, L. J. & J. Gisbert (eds), ed (2002). Atlas de los mamíferos terrestres de España. Madrid: OAPN. p. 564 pp.
Categories:- Lagomorph stubs
- Lepus
- Extinct mammals of Europe
- Mammal extinctions since 1500
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