Sylvilagus idahoensis
(C. H. Merriam, 1891)
Pygmy Rabbit
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Lagomorpha |
| Family | : Leporidae |
| Genus | : Sylvilagus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1891-07-30. Mammals of Idaho. North American Fauna 5:31-88.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798899Original name as described
Lepus idahoensis
Type material
USNM:MAMM:24045 (= USNM:MAMM:A31461)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3232a5834-4275-44ca-8b69-695beb931ed9Type locality
"Pahsimeroi Valley [near Goldburg, Custer County], Idaho," USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(ID,WA,MT,WY,UT,NV,CA,OR)
Taxonomy notes
moved from Brachylagus to Sylvilagus
Taxonomy notes citation
Cano-Sánchez, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, F., Ruedas, L. A., Oyama, K., Leon-Paniagua, L., Mastretta-Yanes, A., & Velazquez, A. (2022). Using Ultraconserved Elements to Unravel Lagomorph Phylogenetic Relationships. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1-17.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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