San Jose Brush Rabbit

San Jose Brush Rabbit
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: S. mansuetus
Binomial name
Sylvilagus mansuetus
Nelson, 1907
San Jose Brush Rabbit range

The San Jose Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus mansuetus) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae.[2] It is endemic to the 170 km2 desert San Jose Island in the Gulf of California, part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.[1] The species is closely related to S. bachmani, which is found on mainland Baja California,[1] and is considered a subspecies of the latter by some authorities.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA), Romero Malpica, F.J. & Rangel Cordero, H. (2008). "Sylvilagus mansuetus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21210. Retrieved 25 Feb. 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Hoffman, Robert S.; Smith, Andrew T. (16 November 2005). "Order Lagomorpha (pp. 185-211)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500351.