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Definition of Lepus aquaticus

Lepus aquaticus
Water hare Wa"ter hare (Zo["o]l.) A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also water rabbit, and swamp hare.

Meaning of Lepus aquaticus from wikipedia

- Sylvilagus aquaticus aquaticus, the nominate subspecies that occupies most of the swamp rabbit's recognized distribution, and Sylvilagus aquaticus littoralis...
- Lepus Subgenus Macrotolagus Antelope jackrabbit, Lepus alleni Subgenus Poecilolagus Snowshoe hare, Lepus americ**** Subgenus Lepus Arctic hare, Lepus...
- "rabbit" usually applies to all genera in the family except Lepus, while members of Lepus (almost half the species) usually are called hares. Like most...
- The black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where...
- are four subspecies of this hare: Lepus arcticus arcticus Lepus arcticus bangsii Lepus arcticus groenlandicus Lepus arcticus monstrabilis The Arctic hare...
- mountain hare from the European hare (Lepus europaeus), which has a black upper side to the tail. The subspecies Lepus timidus hibernicus (the Irish mountain...
- where it was given the binomial name of Lepus capensis. The taxon is part of a species complex. Lepus tolai and Lepus tibet**** were moved out based on geographic...
- are contained within 11 genera, one of which is Lepus, the hares. There are 32 extant species within Lepus. The cladogram is from Matthee et al., 2004, based...
- The European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare...
- mainly to establish nests where they will raise their young. Unlike hares (Lepus spp.), rabbits are altricial and are born blind, requiring maternal care...