Manzano Mountain Cottontail

Manzano Mountain Cottontail
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Sylvilagus
Subgenus:	Sylvilagus
Species:	S. cognatus
Binomial name
Sylvilagus cognatus Nelson, 1907
Manzano Mountain Cottontail range

The Manzano Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus cognatus) is a species of cottontail rabbit endemic to the Manzano Mountains in New Mexico, USA.^[1] It occurs in coniferous forests in high elevation. It was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Eastern cottontail.

Reference

1. ^ ^{a b} Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A. F. (2008). "Sylvilagus cognatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41309. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 

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