Sylvilagus transitionalis

Sylvilagus transitionalis

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Lagomorpha
Familia: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Sylvilagus transitionalis

Name

Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895)

Type locality: "Liberty Hill, Conn." [New London Co., Connecticut, USA].

Synonyms

• Lepus sylvaticus transitionalis Bangs, 1895
• Silvilagus transitionalis Nelson, 1909 – first use of name combination

References

• Bangs, O. 1895. The geographical distribution of the eastern races of the cottontail (Lepus sylvaticus Bach.) with a description of a new subspecies, and with notes on the distribution of the northern hare (Lepus americanus Erxl.) in the east. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 26: 405.
• Nelson, E. W. 1909. The rabbits of North America. North American Fauna, 29: 195
• Joseph A. Chapman. 1975. Sylvilagus transitionalis. Mammalian Species, 55: 1-4.

Links

• Sylvilagus transitionalis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• IUCN link: Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895) (Vulnerable)
• Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895) Report on ITIS
• North American Mammals: Sylvilagus transitionalis [1]

Vernacular names

English: New England Cottontail
Tsetsêhestâhese: Heovese'tahe