San Jose brush rabbit

Description

S.Mansuetus in the order Lagomorpha and family Leporidae,is distinguishable from its relatives by its palеr pelage,larger ears and longer and more narrow skull.The winter pelage bull yellow or yellow-grey with short black tips.The sided are pale and grey compared to its top pelage.The species is closely related to Sylvilagus bachmani,which is found on the mainland Baja California Peninsula,and was previously considered a subspecies of the latter by some authorities,although new genetic evidence has shown that it is the most genetically distinctive of S.Mansuetus,S.Floridanus,S.Audubonii,S.Brasiliensis and Lepus californicus.