Sylvilagus cunicularius
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1848)
Mexican 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
Waterhouse, G.R. 1848. A Natural History of the Mammalia. Vol. II. Containing the order Rodentia, or Gnawing Mammalia. Hippolyte Baillière, London, 500 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=7s8GAAAAYAAJOriginal name as described
Lepus cunicularius
Type material
ZMB 1403
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mexico." Restricted by G. G. Goodwin in 1969 to "Sacualpan [= Zacualpan]," Mexico State, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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