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/35608043

Original 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-ffa5e20ef30a

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001139

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.

Sylvilagus obscurus

J. A. Chapman, Cramer, Dippenaar, & T. J. Robinson, 1992

Family

Leporidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:567187

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e26571de-a22c-4834-93b3-ffa5e20ef30a

Authority page

858

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35608043

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41301/45192437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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