Lepus (Proeulagus) insularis W. Bryant 1891

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 200

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Lepus (Proeulagus) insularis W. Bryant 1891 , Proc. California Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 3: 92.

Type Locality: "Espiritu Santo Island, [near La Paz], Gulf of California [Baja California del Sur], Mexico." .

Vernacular Names: Black Jackrabbit.

Synonyms: Lepus (Proeulagus) edwardsi Saint-Loup 1895 .

Distribution: Restricted to the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Proeulagus ( Gureev, 1964:195) . Insular melanic allospecies, related to californicus ; see Hall (1981:328) and Dixon et al. (1983). Chromosomes, which differ from those of L. californicus , are described by Cervantes et al. (1999-2000). Reviewed by Cervantes et al. (1996 a), and Thomas and Best (1994 b, Mammalian Species, 465).