Sylvilagus bachmani

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Brush 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1839-02-07. Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a new species of Hare from the collection made for the Society by the late Mr. Douglas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(68):103-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571164

Original name as described

Lepus Bachmani

Other common names

Riparian Brush Rabbit

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/508cff0b-c3b9-4efa-bb45-2d09488969ea

Type locality

"between Monterey and Santa Barbara." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1909 to "San Luis Obispo," California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,CA)

Taxonomy notes

includes mansuetus

Taxonomy notes citation

Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Lorenzo, C. (2016). Genetic evidence supports Sylvilagus mansuetus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) as a subspecies of S. bachmani. Zootaxa, 4196(2), 289-295.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001125

Country distribution map

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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 cerrosensis

(J. A. Allen, 1898)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cerrosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13561, AMNH MO-11910

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13561

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893751

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Lepus cinerascens

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cinerascens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2302, AMNH MS-2883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2883

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Lepus Bachmani

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bachmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/508cff0b-c3b9-4efa-bb45-2d09488969ea

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571164

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lepus peninsularis

(J. A. Allen, 1898)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.165

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5bddee22-3ac0-4bcb-896d-4b9faf72bd3f

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893750

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sylvilagus bachmani mariposae

J. Grinnell & Storer, 1916

Family

Leporidae

Root name

mariposae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:21867

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:21867

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558545

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani tehamae

Orr, 1935

Family

Leporidae

Root name

tehamae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:34971

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:34971

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563679

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani macrorhinus

Orr, 1935

Family

Leporidae

Root name

macrorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:51679

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:51679

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563680

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani riparius

Orr, 1935

Family

Leporidae

Root name

riparius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:57348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:57348

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563681

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani rosaphagus

Huey, 1940

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rosaphagus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:4947

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-4947

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5716063

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani howelli

Huey, 1927

Family

Leporidae

Root name

howelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:5939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-5939

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4298117

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani virgulti

Dice, 1926

Family

Leporidae

Root name

virgulti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 54562

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani exiguus

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

exiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:139607

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f1e34a9d-75d1-4527-b934-31d2d4bb21e0

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348208

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lepus bachmani ubericolor

(G. S. Miller, 1899)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

ubericolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:19964 (= USNM:MAMM:A35371)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a09f31d-8be0-47e0-a57c-033bbdc45232

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6389568

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Lepus trowbridgii

(S. F. Baird, 1855)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

trowbridgii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:310 (= USNM:MAMM:A1235)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f59a5064-a672-4af0-9c28-a86e0ac213f0

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694447

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Sylvilagus mansuetus

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

mansuetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79041

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d21fe638-7847-466c-9a1b-abcad28f6c24

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21210/131232447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus Trowbridgei

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

trowbridgei

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)

Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bachmani

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

  1. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Bailey (1936:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41302/45192710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus (Microlagus) cerrosensis

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cerrosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Microlagus) cinerascens

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cinerascens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Microlagus) peninsularis

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Microlagus) bachmani ubericolor

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

ubericolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Bailey (1936:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani bachmani

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bachmani

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 (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani cerrosensis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cerrosensis

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 (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani cinerascens

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cinerascens

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 (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus bachmani peninsularis

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus Bachmanni

J. E. Gray, 1867

Family

Leporidae

Root name

bachmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624179

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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