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
Romerolagus diazi
(Ferrari-Pérez 1893)
[Lepus] diazi
Ferrari-Pérez 1893
,
in: Diaz, Cat. Comision Geogr.-Expl.
Republica Mexicana
, Exposicion Intern, Columbia de Chicago: pl. 42
.
Type Locality:
"near San Martín Texmelusán, northeastern slope of Volcán Iztaccíhuatl [Ixtaccíhuatl,
Puebla
],
Mexico
."
.
Vernacular Names:
Volcano Rabbit
.
Synonyms:
Romerolagus nelsoni
Merriam 1896
.
Distribution:
Distrito Federal
,
Mexico
, and W
Puebla
(
Mexico
), in three discontinuous areas on the slopes of Volcán Pelado, Tlaloc, Popocatépetl, and Ixtaccíhuatl.
Conservation:
CITES
– Appendix I;
U.S.
ESA – Endangered,
IUCN
– Endangered.
Discussion:
Reviewed by
Cervantes et al. (1990
, Mammalian Species, 360) and Velazquez el al. (1993).