Tres Marias cottontail

Tres Marias cottontail[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species:
S. graysoni
Binomial name
Sylvilagus graysoni
(J. A. Allen, 1877)
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[edit]

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.

Subspecies[edit]

Conservation[edit]

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ecology[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Order Lagomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
  2. ^ a b Lorenzo, C.; Lanier, H.C. (2019). "Sylvilagus graysoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21206A45180643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T21206A45180643.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Nelson, E. W. (1899-04-29). "MAMMALS OF THE TRES MARIAS ISLANDS". North American Fauna. 14: 15–19. doi:10.3996/nafa.14.0002. ISSN 0078-1304.