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