Sylvilagus audubonii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Desert Cottontail

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

Baird, S.F. 1857. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Part I. Mammals. A. P. Nicholson, Washington, 757 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487944

Original name as described

Lepus audubonii

Other common names

Audubon's Cottontail

Type material

USNM:MAMM:1163 (= MCZ:Mamm:5460) (= USNM:MAMM:A2045)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34574a40a-6a15-476a-a692-b3b21c16056e https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:5460

Type locality

"San Francisco," San Francisco Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NE,KS,WY,NV,ND,TX,CA,NM,SD,OK,CO,UT,AZ,MT)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001124

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lepus (Sylvilagus) parvulus

(J. A. Allen, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12578, AMNH MO-10888

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12578

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus arizonae confinis

(J. A. Allen, 1898)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

confinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13562, AMNH MO-11911

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13562

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893752

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Lepus laticinctus

(D. G. Elliot, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

laticinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12618

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=bc476335-0fd8-4d42-98e4-eb0d9564215e

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652834

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus laticinctus rufipes

(D. G. Elliot, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rufipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12631

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=26e1235b-2f47-47b7-8d13-657de68f75dd

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652834

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus audubonii pix

Dice, 1925

Family

Leporidae

Root name

pix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:21862

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V21862&one=T

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59230089

Authority publication

Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication

Lepus audubonii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

audubonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1163 (= MCZ:Mamm:5460) (= USNM:MAMM:A2045)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34574a40a-6a15-476a-a692-b3b21c16056e https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:5460

Authority page

608

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487944

Authority publication

Washington

Sylvilagus auduboni neomexicanus

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:118477

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c047339-003c-4e5a-a4f9-ae5204156423

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348207

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus auduboni cedrophilus

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cedrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:148287

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f45cc6a-d78c-49e1-8b7f-79f43492c8d8

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348207

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus auduboni warreni

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

warreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:148632

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a79d4734-eb02-4c70-92a8-ce2390828033

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348207

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Lepus arizonae major

(Mearns, 1896)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:18192 (= USNM:MAMM:A25090)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30528a667-27ad-4396-abeb-7dbcec031818

Authority page

557

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733649

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus arizonae minor

(Mearns, 1896)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20104 (= USNM:MAMM:A37064)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/396235499-c35f-4027-899a-af7b95a7eb50

Authority page

557

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733649

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Sylvilagus auduboni vallicola

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

vallicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:31257 (= USNM:MAMM:A43122)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30108df50-32ac-4de9-a6e1-8881bce59346

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348206

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus baileyi

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:56016

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359f204a8-fb10-46e2-8f3c-9814565a3236

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263384

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Lepus floridanus sanctidiegi

(G. S. Miller, 1899)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sanctidiegi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:60668

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ec71a95-f912-4e46-bdd8-23cbadeb12d2

Authority page

389

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6389574

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus sylvaticus var. arizonae

(J. A. Allen, 1877)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:8439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a63bc00a-68cc-48f6-84ff-7be6750ac533

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16001122

Authority publication

book

Name usages

True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lepus arizonae goldmani

(E. W. Nelson, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96812

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d7c0bff-b95c-43f3-bc40-ebac37c13701

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345492

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Lepus sylvaticus Auduboni

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

auduboni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lepus arizonæ

(J. A. Allen, 1896)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1896:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) arizonæ

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus audubonii

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

audubonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) baileyi

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) arizonæ confinis

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

confinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) laticinctus

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

laticinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) arizonæ major

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) arizonæ minor

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) parvulus

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) laticinctus rufipes

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rufipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus sanctidiegi

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sanctidiegi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus auduboni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Leporidae

Root name

auduboni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

198

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sylvilagus audubonii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Leporidae

Root name

audubonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

602

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41297/45190821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus audubonii arizonae

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii audubonii

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

audubonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii baileyi

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii confinis

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

confinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii goldmani

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii minor

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii warreni

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

warreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii cedrophilus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cedrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii neomexicanus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii parvulus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii sanctidiegi

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

sanctidiegi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus audubonii vallicola

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Leporidae

Root name

vallicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus laticintus

(G. S. Miller & R. Kellogg, 1955)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

laticintus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670012

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Lepus arizonae confinus

(M. A. Lawrence, 1993)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

confinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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