Sylvilagus transitionalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lagomorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Lagomorpha

Familia: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Sylvilagus transitionalis

Name

Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895)

Type locality: "Liberty Hill, Conn." [New London Co., Connecticut, USA].

Synonyms

  • Lepus sylvaticus transitionalis Bangs, 1895
  • Silvilagus transitionalis Nelson, 1909 – first use of name combination

References

  • Bangs, O. 1895. The geographical distribution of the eastern races of the cottontail (Lepus sylvaticus Bach.) with a description of a new subspecies, and with notes on the distribution of the northern hare (Lepus americanus Erxl.) in the east. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 26: 405.
  • Nelson, E. W. 1909. The rabbits of North America. North American Fauna, 29: 195
  • Joseph A. Chapman. 1975. Sylvilagus transitionalis. Mammalian Species, 55: 1–4.

Vernacular names

Tsetsêhestâhese: Heovese'tahe
English: New England Cottontail
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