San Jose Brush Rabbit | |
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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 |
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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]