Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson 1907

Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson 1907, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 20: 83.

Type Locality: "San José Island, Gulf of California, Mexico " [Baja California del Sur, Mexico].

Vernacular Names: San Jose Brush Rabbit.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: An insular allospecies closely related to bachmani (Chapman and Ceballos, 1990); a subspecies of bachmani according to Gureev (1964:171). Karyotype reported by Cervantes et al. (1996 b). Reviewed by Thomas and Best (1994 a, Mammalian Species, 464).