Dice cottontail rabbit

Dice cottontail rabbit
Systematics
Subclass :	Higher mammals (Eutheria)
Superordinate :	Euarchontoglires
Order :	Hare-like (Lagomorpha)
Family :	Hares (Leporidae)
Genre :	Cottontail Rabbit ( Sylvilagus )
Type :	Dice cottontail rabbit
Scientific name
	Sylvilagus dicei
	Harris , 1932

The Dice-cottontail rabbit ( Sylvilagus dicei ) is a mammalian species in the genus of cottontail rabbit in the leporidae . It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica and western Panama .

features

The dice cottontail rabbit is a comparatively large species of the genus. The back fur is speckled brown-black, the sides of the body are gray-black. The tail is black, the belly side white and the throat has a brown spot.

distribution

Distribution area of the dice cottontail rabbit

The dice cottontail rabbit is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica and western Panama . It lives in Costa Rica at heights of 1,640 meters in Cervantes to 3,800 meters on Cerro Chirripó . In Panama it occurs from an altitude of 1,180 meters in Rancho de Rio Jimenez .

Way of life

Very little information is available about the way of life of the species, but it is assumed that it largely corresponds to that of the Tapeti ( S. brasiliensis ). As a habitat, the species prefers the páramo , for example on Cerro Chirripó, but also occurs in the scrubland and the oak cloud forests of the high altitude.

Systematics

The dice cottontail rabbit is assigned to the cottontail rabbit (genus Sylvilagus ) as an independent species . It was first scientifically described by Thaddeus Williams Harris in 1932. Originally, this species was considered a subspecies of the Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail ( S. brasiliensis ).

Hazard and protection

The Dice cottontail rabbit is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) due to the very little data available, but not classified (data deficient). It is believed that the species is threatened in some areas due to limited habitats and the influence of introduced predators, especially coyotes , but a real estimate is not possible without further research.

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b Joseph A. Chapman, John EC Flux (Ed.): Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. (PDF; 11.3 MB) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Gland 1990; P. 101. ISBN 2-8317-0019-1 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sylvilagus dicei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: AT Smith, AF Boyer, 2008. Accessed July 8 2012th
^ William P. Harris Jr .: Four new mammals from Costa Rica. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 248; Pp. 1-6. ( Full text )
↑ Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds.): Sylvilagus dicei in Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

literature

Joseph A. Chapman, John EC Flux (Eds.): Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Gland 1990, ISBN 2-8317-0019-1 , p. 101 ( PDF; 11.3 MB ).

Web links

Commons : Dice cottontail rabbit ( Sylvilagus dicei ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Sylvilagus dicei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: AT Smith, AF Boyer, 2008. Accessed July 8 2012th

[Chapman_&_Flux-1] Joseph A. Chapman, John EC Flux (Ed.): Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. (PDF; 11.3 MB) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Gland 1990; P. 101. ISBN 2-8317-0019-1 .

[IUCN-2] Sylvilagus dicei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: AT Smith, AF Boyer, 2008. Accessed July 8 2012th

[Harris_1932-3] William P. Harris Jr .: Four new mammals from Costa Rica. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 248; Pp. 1-6. ( Full text )

[Wilson_&_Reader-4] Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds.): Sylvilagus dicei in Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).