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Sylvilagus nuttallii (mountain cottontail)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Lepus nuttalli was named by Bachman (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sylvilagus nuttallii by Heaton (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cunicularis

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lepus nuttalli Bachman
1980Sylvilagus nuttalli Kurten and Anderson p. 280
1985Sylvilagus nuttallii Heaton p. 353

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Triploblastica
—Nephrozoa
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Sarcopterygii
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda()
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
—Batrachosauria()
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Synapsida()
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
infraorderEucynodontia
—Probainognathia
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
subclassTribosphenida()
infraclassEutheria()
—Placentalia
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
subfamilyLeporinaeTrouessart 1880
genusSylvilagusGray 1867
speciesnuttallii(Bachman 1837)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available