Lepus yarkandensis Günther 1875

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 : 205

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Lepus yarkandensis Günther 1875 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 16: 229.

Type Locality: "neighbourhood of Yarkand" [15 mi (24 km) E, Xinjiang, China].

Vernacular Names: Yarkand Hare.

Distribution: Steppes of Tarim Basin, S Xinjiang ( China), around edge of Takla Makan desert.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Placed in subgenus Tarimolagus by Gureev (1964); and also by Averianov (1998), but see Xu (1986). Reviewed by Angermann (1967) and Gao (1983).