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--> ORDER LAGOMORPHA
--> FAMILY Leporidae
--> GENUS Lepus
--> SUBGENUS ?Tarimolagus
SPECIES Lepus (?Tarimolagus) yarkandensis
| Author: | Günther, 1875. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 16: 229. | | Common Name: | Yarkand Hare | | Type Locality: | "neighbourhood of Yarkand" [15 mi (24 km) E, Xinjiang, China]. | | Distribution: | Steppes of Tarim Basin, S Xinjiang (China), around edge of Takla Makan desert. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | | Comments: | Placed in subgenus Tarimolagus by Gureev (1964); and also by Averianov (1998), but see Xu (1986). Reviewed by Angermann (1967) and Gao (1983). |
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