Sylvilagus nicefori
O. Thomas, 1921
Nicefor's 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. 1921-10-01. A new cotton-tail (Sylvilagus) from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(46):442-443.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196617Original name as described
Sylvilagus nicefori
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.1.26
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/431dc530-99bb-4036-a484-dd8909ae4facType locality
24 km N of Medellín, San Pedro, Cordillera Central, Angioquia, Colombia, 2434 m a.s.l. (c.6°27′50.6″N, 75°33′21.6"W).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
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
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