Manzano Mountain cottontail
Manzano mountain cottontail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Lagomorpha |
Family: | Leporidae |
Genus: | Sylvilagus |
Species: | S. cognatus
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Binomial name | |
Sylvilagus cognatus Nelson, 1907
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Manzano mountain cottontail range |
The Manzano mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus cognatus) is a species of cottontail rabbit endemic to the Manzano Mountains in New Mexico, United States.[1] It occurs in coniferous forests in high elevation. It was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Eastern cottontail.
References
- ^ a b Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A. F. (2008). "Sylvilagus cognatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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