Sylvilagus bachmani

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Brush Rabbit

Sylvilagus bachmani riparius, Riparian Brush Rabbit.
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Location:USA, CA, Sacramento co., Sacramento ZooDate taken:Jun 22, 2014

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5510

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.

Original name as described

Lepus Bachmani

Other common names

Riparian Brush Rabbit

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.36

Type kind

holotype

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. and Lorenzo, C. 2016. Genetic evidence supports Sylvilagus mansuetus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) as a subspecies of S. bachmani. Zootaxa 4196(2):289-295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4196.2.7

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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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.

Total: 28 names and synonyms.

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