Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) graysoni J. A. Allen 1877

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) graysoni J. A. Allen 1877, in: Coues and Allen, Monogr. N. Am. Rodentia (U. S. Geol. Geograph. Survey Terr., Rep.), Vol. 11: 347.

Type Locality: According to Nelson (1899 a:16), "Tres Marias Islands," "undoubtedly from Maria Madre" Isl, Nayarit, Mexico .

Vernacular Names: Tres Marias Cottontail.

Synonyms: Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) badistes Diersing and Wilson 1980 .

Distribution: Tres Marías Isls, Nayarit (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Sylvilagus (Gureev, 1964:168) . An insular species probably derived from cunicularius of the adjacent mainland; see Diersing and Wilson (1980) and Hall (1981:314). Reviewed by Cervantes (1997, Mammalian Species, 559).