Taxonomic identity of invasive rabbits in Cuba: first record of Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha)

In islands of the West Indian zoogeographical region, rabbits are not native, and wild populations are the result of introductions. Oryctolagus cuniculus is the only lagomorph listed among the introduced mammals of the Cuban archipelago. We analyzed specimens of wild rabbits and we report the occurr...

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Main Authors: Carlos Mancina, Efrén García Tió, Rafael Borroto-Páez, Hector Díaz, Fernando Cervantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19422/download/pdf/