Mexican Cottontail
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| Mexican Cottontail | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. cunicularius |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvilagus cunicularius (Waterhouse, 1848) |
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| Mexican Cottontail range | |
The Mexican Cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- ^ Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA), Romero Malpica, F. J. & Rangel Cordero, H. (2008). "Sylvilagus cunicularius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21211. Retrieved 24 Feb. 2011.
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