Manzano mountain cottontail
| Manzano mountain cottontail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Subgenus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. cognatus |
| 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
- 1 2 Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A. F. (2008). "Sylvilagus cognatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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