Sylvilagus obscurus
J. A. Chapman, Cramer, Dippenaar, & T. J. Robinson, 1992
Appalachian 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
Chapman, J.A., Cramer, K.L., Dippenaar, N.J. and Robinson, T.J. 1992-12-18. Systematics and biogeography of the New England cottontail, _Sylvilagus transitionalis_ (Bangs, 1895), with the description of a new species from the Appalachian Mountains. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(4):841-866.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35608043Original name as described
Sylvilagus obscurus
Other common names
Allegheny Cottontail · Wood Rabbit
Type material
USNM:MAMM:567187
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e26571de-a22c-4834-93b3-ffa5e20ef30aType locality
"Dolly Sods Scenic Area, Grant Co., West Virginia," USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(VA,PA,GA,NC,SC,WV,TN,MD,KY,AL)
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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