Sylvilagus varynaensis

Durant & M. A. Guevara, 2001

Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit

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

Durant, P. and Guevara, M.A. 2001. A new rabbit species (Sylvilagus, Mammalia: Leporidae) from the lowlands of Venezuela. Revista de Biología Tropical 49(1):369-381.

Authority publication link

http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?pid=S0034-77442001000100036&script=sci_arttext

Original name as described

Sylvilagus varynaensis

Other common names

Barinas Wild Rabbit

Type material

CVULA I-5778

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Fundo Millano (8E46'LN and 69E56'LW), 146 m elevation, 18 km NE of the town of Sabaneta, Distrito Obispos, state of Barinas," Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001148

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 varynaensis

Durant & M. A. Guevara, 2001

Family

Leporidae

Root name

varynaensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CVULA I-5778

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

370

Authority publication

Revista de Biología Tropical

Name usages

  1. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41311/45193972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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