Order Lagomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 185 211 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. alacer Bangs 1896 Synonyms: Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. mearnsi (J. Allen 1894) ; Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) floridanus subsp. similis Nelson 1907 . Discussion: Part of a group of subspecies found north of Mexico .