Scientific Name
Sylvilagus obscurus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sylvilagus obscurus Chapman, Cramer, Deppenaar and Robinson, 1992
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Appalachian Cottontail
Park Synonyms
Sylvilagus transitionalis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Sylvilagus |
| Species | Sylvilagus obscurus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp;
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp; Wilson, D. and S. Ruff. 1999. North American Mammals, Smithsonian Institution Press, 750pp; Webster, W., J. Parnell, and W. Biggs, Jr., 1985. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, University of NC Press, Chapel Hill, 255pp;
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Federal=FSC (Under consideration for Federal T/E listing; NC=Significantly Rare, S3; VA=Watchlist, S4?; G4
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Britzke, E. 2007. Mammal Inventory of Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Final report submitted to the NPS, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network, 34pp.; Knowles, T, M. Steele, and P. Weigl. 1989. Survey of rare and endangered vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Report to NPS, Wake Forest University, 175pp.; Catlin, D. 1984. A Naturalist's Blue Ridge Parkway, University of TN Press, Knoxville, 208pp
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
8
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
10/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ERaskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/22/2018 6:36:08 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Teague 2000
