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Scientific Name
Sylvilagus obscurus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sylvilagus obscurus Chapman, Cramer, Deppenaar and Robinson, 1992
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
APPALACHIAN COTTONTAIL
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderLagomorpha
FamilyLeporidae
GenusSylvilagus
SpeciesSylvilagus obscurus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
    few specimens, esp. in recent decades
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only Taxonomy Notes: subgenus Sylvilagus; General Notes: subgenus Sylvilagus Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/99eb82a593694329b119045a2319b344;
Other Parks
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
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