Tres Marias Rabbit

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Tres Marias Cottontail[1]
Conservation status
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)

The Tres Marias Cottontail or Tres Marias Rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family.[1] It is endemic to Mexico, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (2005-11-16). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500349. 
  2. ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Sylvilagus graysoni. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.