Tres Marias cottontail
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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Subspecies
- Sylvilagus graysoni badistes Dressing & Wilson 1980-01
- Sylvilagus graysoni graysoni (J. A. Allen, 1877)
Conservation
It is threatened by
habitat loss
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Ecology
The rabbit only has three predators - the
common raccoon, and two birds of prey: the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the crested caracara (Caracara plancus).[3]
References
- Rabbits and hares portal
Mammals portal
