Authority citation: Bachman, J. 1839. Additional remarks on the genus Lepus, with corrections of a former paper, and descriptions of other species of quadrupeds found in North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1):75-105.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623060
Original name as described: Lepus Townsendii
Nominal names: campestris Bachman, 1837 [preoccupied] | townsendii Bachman, 1839 | sierrae C. H. Merriam, 1904 | townsendi C. H. Merriam, 1904 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | campanius Hollister, 1915 [nomen novum]
Other common names: Prairie Hare
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Lagomorpha -- Family: Leporidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ANSP 378
Type locality: "on the Walla-walla … river." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1909 to "old Fort Walla Walla," near the present town of Wallula, Walla Walla Co., Washington.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Canada (CAN) | United States (USA)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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