Tres Marias rabbit
The Tres Marias cottontail or Tres Marias rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae.[1] It is endemic to the Tres Marias Islands, part of the Mexican state of Nayarit.[2] The Rabbit is abundantly found in both the Madre and Magdalena islands but only has some occurrences in the Cleofa island.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The rabbit only has one predatory mammal, (the Tres Marias racoon) and only two Birds that prey on them, the Red - tailed Hawk and the Caracaras.[3]
| Tres Marias cottontail[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. graysoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvilagus graysoni (J.A. Allen, 1877) | |
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| Tres Marias cottontail range | |
References
- Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA); Romero Malpica, F.J. & Rangel Cordero, H. (2008). "Sylvilagus graysoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T21206A9256285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21206A9256285.en.
- Nelson, E. W. (1899-04-29). "MAMMALS OF THE TRES MARIAS ISLANDS". North American Fauna. 14: 15–19. doi:10.3996/nafa.14.0002. ISSN 0078-1304.
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