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Omilteme Cottontail

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Omilteme Cottontail
Conservation status: Critical
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: S. insonus
Binomial name
Sylvilagus insonus
(Nelson, 1904)

The Omilteme Cottontail or Omiltemi Rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus) is a cottontail rabbit found only in Sierra Madre del Sur in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, although it hasn't be recorded since the early 1960s. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss, hunting and a restricted range.

[edit] References

  • Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Sylvilagus insonus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered

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