Lepus (Indolagus) hainanus Swinhoe 1870

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 200

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scientific name	Lepus (Indolagus) hainanus Swinhoe 1870
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Lepus (Indolagus) hainanus Swinhoe 1870 View in CoL

Lepus (Indolagus) hainanus Swinhoe 1870 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1870: 233.

Type Locality: Hainan Isl, "in the neighbourhood of the capital city" [Hainan Province, China].

Vernacular Names: Hainan Hare.

Distribution: Lowlands of Hainan Isl ( China).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Indolagus . Placed in Caprolagus (Indolagus) by Gureev (1964:146). Considered a subspecies of peguensis by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951); Flux and Angermann (1990) recommended provisional specific status, as did Gureev (1964).