Tres_Marias_rabbit

Tres Marias cottontail

Tres Marias cottontail

Species of mammal

The Tres Marias cottontail or Tres Marias rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae.[1]

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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.

Subspecies

  • Sylvilagus graysoni badistes Dressing & Wilson 1980-01
  • Sylvilagus graysoni graysoni (J. A. Allen, 1877)

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. [1]
    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. [2]
    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. [3]
    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.


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