Sylvilagus holzneri

(Mearns, 1896)

Robust Cottontail

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Sylvilagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Mearns, E.A. 1896-06-24. Preliminary description of a new subgenus and six new species and subspecies of hares, from the Mexican border of the United States. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 18:551-565.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733646

Original name as described

Lepus sylvaticus holzneri

Other common names

Manzano Mountain Cottontail

Type material

USNM:MAMM:58937

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30ad80627-5d06-4235-98b1-64f00c268db3

Type locality

the Douglas Spruce [= Douglas-fir] zone near the summit of the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,NM,TX)

Taxonomy notes

split from S. floridanus and includes robustus and cognatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Diersing, V. E., & Wilson, D. E. (2021). Systematics of the mountain-inhabiting cottontails (Sylvilagus) from southwestern United States and northern Mexico (Mammalia: Lagomorpha: Leporidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 134(1), 42-79.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006577

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 (Sylvilagus) durangae

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

durangae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-21377

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-21377

Authority page

609

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sylvilagus floridanus nelsoni

R. H. Baker, 1955

Family

Leporidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:57771

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=926de04c-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

611

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2993059

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sylvilagus floridanus hesperius

D. F. Hoffmeister & M. R. Lee, 1963

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hesperius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSB:Mamm:163154

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Mamm:163154

Authority page

140

Authority publication

The American Midland Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus cognatus

E. W. Nelson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

cognatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:136569

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f3d6a25f-de82-4802-b309-56bdf2834b91

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348206

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 (2016:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41309/165117485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lepus pinetis robustus

(V. O. Bailey, 1905)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18262 (= USNM:MAMM:A25165)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e2de4f6a-836a-4b78-9859-ae6497e57070

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801818

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Lepus sylvaticus rigidus

(Mearns, 1896)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rigidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20336 (= USNM:MAMM:A35537)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d2a19adf-9e77-4d6f-818f-25c91f93d64d

Authority page

555 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733647

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Lepus sylvaticus holzneri

(Mearns, 1896)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

holzneri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:58937

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30ad80627-5d06-4235-98b1-64f00c268db3

Authority page

554

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733646

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) durangæ

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

durangae

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

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus holzneri

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

holzneri

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. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus rigidus

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

rigidus

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

Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus robustus

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

Family

Leporidae

Root name

robustus

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 (2016:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41310/165116781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus holzneri

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Leporidae

Root name

holzneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006577

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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