Habitat Assessment Guidelines and Survey Protocol for the Riparian Brush Rabbit and the Riparian Woodrat

Habitat Assessment Guidelines and Survey Protocol for the Riparian Brush Rabbit and the Riparian Woodrat
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Protocol
Program
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Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
Species
A small, brownish-gray riparian brush rabbit sits on a trail

The riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) is a medium to small cottontail in the Leporidae family. Its colors vary from dark brown to gray above to white underneath. Adult rabbits are about 11 to 14 inches long, weighing less than 2 pounds.

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Species
Kingdom
Animalia
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Subspecies
a rat

The riparian woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes riparia), also known as the San Joaquin woodrat, is a medium sized rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is one of eleven subspecies of dusky-footed woodrats (N. fuscipes). Dusky-footed woodrats are predominantly gray and cinnamon above and whitish beneath....

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Kingdom
Animalia
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Subspecies
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest
Services
3-200-59: Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation, or Survival Permits (Recovery Permits)