Order Lagomorpha Author Robert S. Hoffmann text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 807 827 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353088 1-56098-217-9 7353088 Lepus sinensis Gray, 1832 . Illustr. Indian Zool., 2, pl. 20 . TYPE LOCALITY: " China ". Restricted to vicinity of Canton [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province , China ] . DISTRIBUTION: SE China from Yangtse River southward; Taiwan ; disjunct in NE Vietnam . STATUS: Unknown, but probably affected by habitat modification. SYNONYMS: flaviventris G. Allen, 1927; formosus Thomas, 1908; yuenshanensis Shih, 1930 . COMMENTS: Placed in Caprolagus (Indolagus) by Gureev (1964:143) . Formerly included coreanus ; see Corbet (1978c:73) ; here considered distinct, following Flux and Angermann (1990) .