Lepus (Macrotolagus) alleni Mearns 1890

Lepus (Macrotolagus) alleni Mearns 1890, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2: 294.

Type Locality: "Rillito Station [Pima Co.] Arizona " [USA].

Vernacular Names: Antelope Jackrabbit.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Lepus (Macrotolagus) alleni subsp. alleni Mearns 1890

Subspecies Lepus (Macrotolagus) alleni subsp. tiburonensis Townsend 1912

Distribution: SC Arizona (USA) to N Nayarit and Tiburon Isl (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Macrotolagus (Gureev (1964:155). Probably related to callotis, but recognized as a distinct species by Hall (1981:331). Reviewed by Best and Henry (1993 a, Mammalian Species, 424).