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Lagomorpha (Rabbits, Hares, Pikas)

 

Family: Leporidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aztlanolagus agilis Russell & Harris, 1986 Aztlán primitive rabbit Late Pleistocene Mexico & USA Extinct Access
             
Brachylagus idahoensis ssp. nov. 'Douglas County population' - Douglas County pygmy rabbit 2011 or later Columbia Basin, Douglas County, Washington, USA Extinct Access
             
Bunolagus monticularis (Thomas, 1903) Riverine rabbit, Bushman rabbit, Bushman hare (rediscovered) Northern Cape Province, Western Cape, South Africa Rediscovered Access
             
Caprolagus hispidus Pearson, 1839 Hispid hare, Assam rabbit (rediscovered) India Rediscovered Access
             
Lepus altamirae
(Nelson, 1904) Tamaulipas white-sided jackrabbit (rediscovered) Mexico Rediscovered Access
             
Lepus europaeus meridiei Hilzheimer, 1906 - (rediscovered) Italy (including Pianosa island) Rediscovered Access
             
Lepus tanaiticus tanaiticus Gureev, 1964 Don hare Holocene? Europe Extinct Access
             
Lepus tanaiticus vereschagini Averianov, 1995 - Holocene? Europe Extinct Access
             
Nesolagus netscheri (Schlegel, 1880) Sumatran striped rabbit, Sumatran short-eared rabbit (rediscovered) Sumatra, Indonesia Rediscovered Access
             
Sylvilagus floridanus hitchensi Mearns, 1911 Smith's Island cottontail 1910 Smith Island & Fisherman Island, Virginia, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Sylvilagus insonus Nelson, 1904 Omilteme cottontail, Omiltemi rabbit 1998 or before Sierra Madre del Sur (near Omiltemi), Guerrero State, Mexico Missing Access
             
Sylvilagus leonensis Cushing, 1945 - Late Pleistocene México Extinct Access
             
Sylvilagus palustrellus Gazin, 1950 - Late Pleistocene Florida, USA Invalid (synonym) Access

 

 

Family: Ochotonidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Ochotona cansus sorella Thomas, 1908 Shansi mouse-hare 1930's Shansi, China Extinct Access
             
Ochotona iliensis Li & Ma, 1986 Ili pika (rediscovered) China Rediscovered Access
             
Ochotona koslowi (Büchner, 1894) Kozlov's pika, Koslov's pika (rediscovered) China Rediscovered Access
             
Ochotona spelaea (Owen, 1846) Cave pika Late Pleistocene Belgium & England Extinct Access
             
Ochotona whartoni Guthrie and Matthews, 1971 Wharton's pika Late Pleistocene North America Extinct Access
             
Tonomochota khasanensis Tiunov & Gusev, 2021   Late Pleistocene Russian Far East Extinct Access
             
Tonomochota major Tiunov & Gusev, 2021   Late Pleistocene Russian Far East Extinct Access
             
Tonomochota sikhotana Tiunov & Gusev, 2021   Late Pleistocene Russian Far East Extinct Access
             
Tonomochota sp. nov. 'Koridornaya Cave' -   ? Russian Far East Extinct Access

 


Family: †Prolagidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Prolagus corsicanus (Wagner, 1832) Corsican pika Holocene Corsica, France Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Prolagus sardus (Wagner, 1832) Sardinian pika 1774 Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy Extinct Access

 

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