Biology:Tres Marias rabbit
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Short description: Species of mammal
| Tres Marias cottontail[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. graysoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sylvilagus graysoni (J.A. Allen, 1877)
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| Tres Marias cottontail range | |
The Tres Marias cottontail or Tres Marias rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the Tres Marias Islands, part of the Mexican state of Nayarit.[2] The rabbit is abundantly found in both the Madre and Magdalena islands but only has some occurrences in the Cleofa island.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Conservation
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ecology
The rabbit only has three predators - the Tres Marias raccoon (Procyon lotor insularis), a subspecies of the common raccoon, and two birds of prey: the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the crested caracara (Caracara plancus).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500349.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lorenzo, C.; Lanier, H.C. (2019). "Sylvilagus graysoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T21206A45180643. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21206/45180643.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nelson, E. W. (1899-04-29). "MAMMALS OF THE TRES MARIAS ISLANDS" (in en). North American Fauna 14: 15–19. doi:10.3996/nafa.14.0002. ISSN 0078-1304. http://www.fwspubs.org/doi/abs/10.3996/nafa.14.0002.
Wikidata ☰ Q1762341 entry
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