Sylvilagus transitionalis

Sylvilagus transitionalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lagomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Duplicidentata 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.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895) (Vulnerable)
• Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• North American Mammals: Sylvilagus transitionalis [1]

Vernacular names

Tsetsêhestâhese: Heovese'tahe
English: New England Cottontail