Lepus castroviejoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lagomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Duplicidentata Ordo: Lagomorpha

Familia: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Subgenus: Eulagos
Species: Lepus castroviejoi

Name

Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1976/1977

References

Palacios 1976/1977: Descripcion de una nueva especie de liebre (Lepus castroviejoi) endemica de la Cordillera Cantabrica. Doñana acta vertebrata, 3(2): 205–223.
DNA relationship within the genus Lepus in S.W. Europe.
The rise and fall of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) during Pleistocene glaciations: expansion and retreat with hybridization in the Iberian Peninsula.
Habitat suitability modelling reveals a strong niche overlap between two poorly known species, the broom hare and the Pyrenean grey partridge, in the north of Spain.
The genomic legacy from the extinct Lepus timidus to the three hare species of Iberia: contrast between mtDNA, sex chromosomes and autosomes.
Evidence for niche similarities in the allopatric sister species Lepus castroviejoi and Lepus corsicanus.

Links

Lepus castroviejoi in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1977 (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

aragonés: Liebre cantabrica
Deutsch: Lepus castroviejoi
Ελληνικά: Κουνέλι Καστροβιέχο
English: Broom Hare
español: Liebre de piornal
Malti: Liepru xkupa

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