Sylvilagus hondurensis

E. A. Goldman, 1932

Honduran 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

Goldman, E.A. 1932-07-30. Two new mammals from Honduras. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 45:121-123.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459374

Original name as described

Sylvilagus floridanus hondurensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:257062

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/398130ae6-b60a-4e8f-86a8-2226c292dcca

Type locality

"From Monte Redondo, about 30 miles north-west of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (altitude about 5,100 feet [1554 m])."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Taxonomy notes

split from S. floridanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Ruedas, L. A., López, L. I., & Mora, J. M. (2023). A propaedeutic to the taxonomy of the Eastern cottontail rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae: Sylvilagus floridanus) from Central America. Therya, 14(1), 99-119.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006700

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 floridanus hondurensis

E. A. Goldman, 1932

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hondurensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:257062

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/398130ae6-b60a-4e8f-86a8-2226c292dcca

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459374

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 (2016:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus floridanus costaricensis

W. P. Harris, 1933

Family

Leporidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 65232

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus hondurensis

Ruedas, L. I. López, & J. M. Mora, 2023

Family

Leporidae

Root name

hondurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Therya

Name usages

  1. Ruedas, López & Mora (2023:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61281)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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