Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) robustus Bailey 1905

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 : 211

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Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) robustus Bailey 1905 , N. Amer. Fauna, 25: 159.

Type Locality: "...from Davis Mountains, Texas, 6,000 feet altitude." [ USA; 1829 m] .

Vernacular Names: Robust Cottontail.

Synonyms: Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nelsoni Baker 1955 ; Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) pinetis (Bailey 1905) .

Distribution: Chisos, Davis and Guadalupe Mountains of Texas and New Mexico, and Sierra de la Madera of adjacent Coahuila ( Mexico). Perhaps also in the Sierra del Carmen ( Ruedas, 1998).

Conservation: Not Evaluated; likely endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Sylvilagus . Formerly considered a subspecies of S. floridanus , but see Ruedas (1998).