Sylvilagus nuttallii Bachman 1837 (mountain cottontail)
PaleoDB taxon number: 161713
Alternative combinations: Lepus nuttalli, Sylvilagus nuttalli
Belongs to Sylvilagus according to T. H. Heaton 1985
Sister taxa: Sylvilagus (Limnolagus), Sylvilagus (Tapeti), Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus boylei, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus cunicularius, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus gabbi, Sylvilagus hibbardi, Sylvilagus leonensis, Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus transitionalis, Sylvilagus webbi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore