Sylvilagus andinus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Andean Tapeti

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Sylvilagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-12-01. Descriptions of new bats and rodents from America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(120):544-553.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415545

Original name as described

Lepus andinus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.7.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee9c8691-39ce-45f9-bd1c-d67aeb1694e0

Type locality

W slope of Cayambé Mt, Province of Pichincha, Cantón Cayambe, Eastern Cordillera, Ecuador, 4000 m a.s.l. (c.0°01′47.24″N, 78°01′26.89″W)

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Venezuela

Taxonomy notes

split from S. brasiliensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Ruedas, LA, Silva, SM, French, JH, Platt, RN, Salazar-Bravo, J., Mora, JM, & Thompson, CW (2019). Taxonomy of the Sylvilagus brasiliensis complex in Central and South America (Lagomorpha: Leporidae). Journal of Mammalogy , 100 (5), 1599-1630.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001121

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sylvilagus chillae

H. E. Anthony, 1923

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chillae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-60511

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-60511

Authority page

12

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Sylvilagus kelloggi

H. E. Anthony, 1923

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kelloggi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-60515

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-60515

Authority page

10

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Lepus andinus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.7.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee9c8691-39ce-45f9-bd1c-d67aeb1694e0

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415545

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sylvilagus andinus chimbanus

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chimbanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02721dae-05eb-4fea-aa49-def1bd190977

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635773

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus andinus canarius

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Leporidae

Root name

canarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.123

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a5201c0-1ef0-4465-b0e8-747773365b9e

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635774

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus capsalis

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Leporidae

Root name

capsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.15.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d7241b9-ddb5-490e-b1e1-7800ffbf37c0

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635774

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sylvilagus meridensis

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ac1e0349-e335-4b10-9850-21ba10da2a0f

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733763

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sylvilagus nivicola

Cabrera, 1913

Family

Leporidae

Root name

nivicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 749

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13695973

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus andinus chotanus

Hershkovitz, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chotanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 77061

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Sylvilagus andinus carchensis

Hershkovitz, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

carchensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 77062

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus) andinus

Lyon, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Lyon (1904:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/142541491/165117323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis andinus

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis capsalis

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

capsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis chillae

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chillae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis chotanus

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

chotanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis kelloggi

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kelloggi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis meridensis

R. S. Hoffmann & A. T. Smith, 2005

Family

Leporidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sylvilagus (Tapeti) ecaudatus

Trouessart, 1910

Family

Leporidae

Root name

ecaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

A23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

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