Sylvilagus cognatus, Nelson, 1907
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03822308-B756-FFEB-FA6E-F3EDFD9DF059 |
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Manzano Mountain Cottontail
Sylvilagus cognatus View in CoL
French: Lapin des Manzano / German: Manzano-Baumwollschwanzkaninchen / Spanish: Conejo de Manzano
Taxonomy. Sylvilagus cognatus Nelson, 1907 View in CoL ,
“10,000 feet [3048 m] altitude, near summit of Manzano Mountains, New Mexico,” USA. Restricted by J. K. Frey, R. D. Fisher and L. A. Ruedas in 1997 to “...vicinity of Rea Ranch...1-9 km N and 13-4 km W of Tajique (TON, NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 Sec. 9, N34°45'05-39”, W106°25°18-04”) on the NE side of Bosque Peak, at 2880 m elevation.”
Formerly, S. cognatus was included in S. floridanus . Monotypic.
Distribution. Manzano Mts of New Mexico (SUSA). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 450 mm, tail 65 mm, ear 70 mm, hindfoot 102 mm (all measurements are means from five specimens). No specific data are available for body weight. Dorsal fur of the Manzano Mountain Cottontail is light grayish buff, similar to the Robust Cottontail (S. robustus ), but it is a little more buff or browner on ears.
Habitat. At the type locality, upper montane coniferous forest of Douglas fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii) and white fir ( Abies concolor), small patches of subalpine coniferous forest of Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii) and corkbark fir (A. lasiocarpa var. arizonica ), all Pinaceae ; subalpine montane grassland; and montane scrub.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Almost nothing is known about status, distribution, and threats to the Manzano Mountain Cottontail. It is probably threatened in its small distribution. Only three locations of the Manzano Mountain Cottontail are known: the type locality, eastern slope of the Sandia Mountains at 2590 m where a specimen was found in 1956, and near Sandia Crest at 3550 m where an individual was likely sighted in 1956. The Manzano Mountain Cottontail might be threatened by habitat loss, drought, and wildfire. Research is needed on its population status, distribution, threats, genetics, biology, and ecology, followed by establishment of appropriate management plans and protected areas.
Bibliography. Dick-Peddie (1993), Frey et al. (1997), Hall & Kelson (1959), Hoffmann & Smith (2005), Ivey (1957), Nelson (1909), Smith & Boyer (2008e).
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Sylvilagus cognatus
| Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier 2016 |
Sylvilagus cognatus
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