Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) transitionalis Bangs 1895

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) transitionalis Bangs 1895, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 26: 405.

Type Locality: "Liberty Hill, Conn." [New London Co., Connecticut, USA].

Vernacular Names: New England Cottontail.

Distribution: Boreal habitats from S Maine to S New York, mostly east of the Hudson River.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Sylvilagus (Gureev, 1964:166) . Reviewed by Chapman (1975, Mammalian Species, 55). Also see comments under S. obscurus .