Sylvilagus brasiliensis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Tapeti

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Original name as described

Lepus brasiliensis

Other common names

Forest Rabbit · Tapeti

Type material

UFPE 1740

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

"in America meridionalis." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Pernambuco," Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. gabbi, S. incitatus (which was also included under S. gabbi), S. andinus, S. apollinaris, S. fulvescens, S. nicefori, S. salentus, S. sanctaemartae, S. surdaster, and S. tapetillus; the species has been restricted to the type locality in Brazil, however, this leaves out a number of populations for which no species is currently assigned; the original distribution is reported here, although this certainly incorporates a number of species; all synonyms not assigned to any of the currently recognized species within the brasiliensis species group are tentatively retained under S. brasiliensis as well

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

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