NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yunnan Hare
Lepus comus Allen, 1927
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Yunnan hare (Lepus comus) is a medium-sized species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, flat, and long dorsal pelage which is grayish brown or dark gray in color, and whitish ventral pelage. It was considered endemic to China (mainly in Yunnan), but its presence was recorded in northern Myanmar in 2000. It is a herbivore, and forages on shrubs and forbs. It is rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The Red List of China's Vertebrates has listed the Yunnan hare as near threatened, almost meeting the criteria to be listed as vulnerable.
Wikipedia contributors, Yunnan hare; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:16:38.703583+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepus comus Allen, 1927
- Name authority
- Allen, 1927
- Common name
- Yunnan Hare
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Lepus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderLagomorpha Brandt, 1855
- familyLeporidae Fischer, 1817
- genusLepus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesLepus comus Allen, 1927
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain HareLepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alaska Arctic HareLepus othus Merriam, 1900 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Snowshoe HareLepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ethiopian HareLepus fagani Thomas, 1903 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arabian HareLepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Corsican HareLepus corsicanus de Winton, 1898 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-tailed Jack RabbitLepus californicus Gray, 1837 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black JackrabbitLepus insularis W. Bryant, 1891 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hainan HareLepus hainanus Swinhoe, 1870 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tehuantepec JackrabbitLepus flavigularis Wagner, 1844 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed Jack RabbitLepus townsendii Bachman, 1839 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arctic HareLepus arcticus Ross, 1819 | LeporidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625340 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6PPZ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.