Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) obscurus Chapman et al. 1992

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 : 210

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Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) obscurus Chapman et al. 1992 View in CoL

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) obscurus Chapman et al. 1992 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 105 (4): 858.

Type Locality: "Dolly Sods Scenic Area, Grant Co. West Virginia." .

Vernacular Names: Appalachian Cottontail.

Distribution: N Pennsylvania south and west along the Appalachian Mtns to N Alabama.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sylvilagus . Ruedas (1986), and Ruedas et al. (1989) were the first to compare chromosomes of S. transitionalis (see below) and to discover the existence of two cytotypes, 2n= 52 in the N Appalachians ( transitionalis proper), and 2n= 46 in the S Appalachians; the latter was eventually named obscurus ( Chapman et al., 1992) .