Lepus arcticus Ross 1819
57. Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus French: Liévre arctique / German: Polarhase / Spanish: Liebre artica Other common names: American Arctic Hare, Canadian Arctic Hare, Labrador Hare, Greenland Hare, Polar Hare Taxonomy. Lepus arcticus Ross, 1819, “Southeast of Cape Bowen” (Possession Bay, Bylot Island,...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6625486 2024-09-15T17:52:41+00:00 Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 Don E. Wilson Thomas E. Lacher, Jr Russell A. Mittermeier 2016-07-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625486 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03822308B762FFDFFF65F9D5FDD5F4B3 unknown Lynx Edicions https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625539 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFBB5B70B747FFF9FFABFFBBFFCBF65E https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03822308B762FFDFFF65F9D5FDD5F4B3 https://www.gbif.org/species/195832011 https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/68513/taxon/03822308B762FFDFFF65F9D5FDD5F4B3.taxon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625810 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625677 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625485 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625486 oai:zenodo.org:6625486 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03822308B762FFDFFF65F9D5FDD5F4B3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus Lepus arcticus info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2016 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.662548610.5281/zenodo.662553910.5281/zenodo.662581010.5281/zenodo.662567710.5281/zenodo.6625485 2024-07-27T02:03:26Z 57. Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus French: Liévre arctique / German: Polarhase / Spanish: Liebre artica Other common names: American Arctic Hare, Canadian Arctic Hare, Labrador Hare, Greenland Hare, Polar Hare Taxonomy. Lepus arcticus Ross, 1819, “Southeast of Cape Bowen” (Possession Bay, Bylot Island, latitude 73°37’N, Canada). Formerly, the three arctic species, L. timidus, L. arcticus and L. othus, were included in L. timidus based on morphological characteristics. This is also supported by genetic analysis of mtDNA, although evidence based only on mtDNA should be treated cautiously. There is also the view that two species exist: L. timidus in the Old World and L. arcticus in Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and the Chukchi Peninsula, Russia. Other lagomorph taxonomists consider that L. arcticus is conspecific with L. timidus and distinct from the L. othus. Until conclusive evidence is available, the three species are considered distinct species with L. timidus in the Old World, L. othus in Alaska, and L. arcticus in northern Canada and Greenland. As taxonomists are still trying to clarify the species differentiation in Lepus, the subspecific taxonomy is not elaborated yet. The original descriptions of the subspecies are often not very helpful as they are mostly based on few exterior characteristics and small numbers of individuals. It has been shown that the variability is clinal in more careful investigations. Hence, the distinction in subspecies might be arbitrary and unreasonable. Nine subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. L.a.arcticusRoss,1819—BaffinI,BylotI,andMelvillePeninsula,NENunavut(NCanada). L.a.andersoniNelson,1934—C&NENorthwestTerritoriesandmostofNunavut(NWCanada). L.a.bangsiiRhoads,1896—NewfoundlandandNEL.a.(ECanada.) L.a.banksicolaManning&Macpherson,1958—BanksI,intheCanadianArcticArchipelago. L.a.groenlandicusRhoads,1896—W,N&NEice-freecoastalregionsofGreenland. L.a.hubbardiHandley,1952—PrincePatrickI,intheCanadianArcticArchipelago. ... Other/Unknown Material Arctic hare Arctique* artica Bylot Island Chukchi Chukchi Peninsula Greenland Lepus arcticus Polarhase Alaska Zenodo |
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57. Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus French: Liévre arctique / German: Polarhase / Spanish: Liebre artica Other common names: American Arctic Hare, Canadian Arctic Hare, Labrador Hare, Greenland Hare, Polar Hare Taxonomy. Lepus arcticus Ross, 1819, “Southeast of Cape Bowen” (Possession Bay, Bylot Island, latitude 73°37’N, Canada). Formerly, the three arctic species, L. timidus, L. arcticus and L. othus, were included in L. timidus based on morphological characteristics. This is also supported by genetic analysis of mtDNA, although evidence based only on mtDNA should be treated cautiously. There is also the view that two species exist: L. timidus in the Old World and L. arcticus in Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and the Chukchi Peninsula, Russia. Other lagomorph taxonomists consider that L. arcticus is conspecific with L. timidus and distinct from the L. othus. Until conclusive evidence is available, the three species are considered distinct species with L. timidus in the Old World, L. othus in Alaska, and L. arcticus in northern Canada and Greenland. As taxonomists are still trying to clarify the species differentiation in Lepus, the subspecific taxonomy is not elaborated yet. The original descriptions of the subspecies are often not very helpful as they are mostly based on few exterior characteristics and small numbers of individuals. It has been shown that the variability is clinal in more careful investigations. Hence, the distinction in subspecies might be arbitrary and unreasonable. Nine subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. L.a.arcticusRoss,1819—BaffinI,BylotI,andMelvillePeninsula,NENunavut(NCanada). L.a.andersoniNelson,1934—C&NENorthwestTerritoriesandmostofNunavut(NWCanada). L.a.bangsiiRhoads,1896—NewfoundlandandNEL.a.(ECanada.) L.a.banksicolaManning&Macpherson,1958—BanksI,intheCanadianArcticArchipelago. L.a.groenlandicusRhoads,1896—W,N&NEice-freecoastalregionsofGreenland. L.a.hubbardiHandley,1952—PrincePatrickI,intheCanadianArcticArchipelago. ... |
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