Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) robustus Bailey 1905

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) robustus Bailey 1905, N. Amer. Fauna, 25: 159.

Type Locality: "...from Davis Mountains, Texas, 6,000 feet altitude." [USA; 1829 m] .

Vernacular Names: Robust Cottontail.

Synonyms: Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) nelsoni Baker 1955; Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) pinetis (Bailey 1905) .

Distribution: Chisos, Davis and Guadalupe Mountains of Texas and New Mexico, and Sierra de la Madera of adjacent Coahuila (Mexico). Perhaps also in the Sierra del Carmen (Ruedas, 1998).

Conservation: Not Evaluated; likely endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Sylvilagus . Formerly considered a subspecies of S. floridanus, but see Ruedas (1998).