The California rabbit [1] ( lat. Sylvilagus bachmani ) is a mammal from the hare family that lives along the Pacific coast of North America. A specific Latin name is given in honor of the American naturalist John Bachmann (1790-1874) [2] .
| California rabbit |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squadron : | Euarchontoglires |
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Sylvilagus bachmani ( Waterhouse , 1838) |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 41302 |
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California rabbit up to 50 cm long and weighing less than 4 kg. The color of the top is brown to dark brown, the belly and underside of the tail are whitish. The tail, ears and legs are relatively short, the legs are short, slightly covered with hair [3] [4] .
The species distribution area extends along the US Pacific coast from Columbia south through Oregon and California to the California Peninsula . The eastern border of the range reaches Sierra Nevada [5] .
The species inhabits landscapes densely overgrown with raspberry bush [3] .
California rabbits feed mainly on grass and other green parts of plants, as well as berries. In search of food they are able to climb [ style ] on small bushes and trees [3] .
The breeding season depends on the early or late seasons. In northern Oregon, it usually begins in February and ends in August; in California, it lasts from December to May or June. Litter averages between 2 and 8 cubs in Oregon and up to 4 in California. The gestation period lasts 27–32 days. For a year, the female makes about 5-6 litters, up to 8 rabbits in each. [3] [5] .
- ↑ Sokolov V.E. The pagan dictionary of animal names. Mammals Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova. - M .: Rus. lang., 1984. - S. 206. - 10,000 copies.
- ↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Mike Grayson. The eponym dictionary of mammals. - Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 .-- P. 23. - 574 p. - ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Joseph A. Chapman, John EC Flux (Hrsg.): Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Gland 1990; S. 99. ISBN 2-8317-0019-1 .
- ↑ Joseph A. Chapman: Sylvilagus bachmani. In: Mammalian Species. 34, 1974, S. 1-4 PDF Archived March 4, 2016 by Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 Sylvilagus bachmani in der Roten Liste gefährdeter Arten der IUCN 2011. Eingestellt von: Mexican Association for Conservation and Study of Lagomorphs (AMCELA), FJ Romero Malpica, H. Rangel Cordero und DF Williams, 2008.
