Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylvilagus
Sylvilagus brasiliensis

description: <i>Sylvilagus brasiliensis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:58. TYPE LOCALITY: "in America meridionali"; type locality restricted by Thomas (1911a), to Pernambuco, Brazil. DISTRIBUTION: S Tamaulipas (Mexico) southward through Central and South America as far as Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina and S Brazil. STATUS: Populations decline or disappear when forests are cleared; status unclear. SYNONYMS: <i>andinus</i> (Thomas, 1897); <i>apollinaris</i> Thomas, 1920; <i>braziliensis</i> (Waterhouse, 1848); <i>canarius</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>capsalis</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>caracasensis</i> Mondolfi and Méndez Aroche, 1957; <i>carchensis</i> Hershkovitz, 1938; <i>chapadae</i> Thomas, 1904; <i>chapadensis</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>chillae</i> Anthony, 1923; <i>chimbanus</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>chotanus</i> Hershkovitz, 1938; <i>consobrinus</i> Anthony, 1917; <i>daulensis</i> J. Allen, 1914; <i>defilippi</i> (Cornalia, 1850); <i>defilippii</i> (Thomas, 1897); <i>dephilippii</i> Cabrera, 1912; <i>ecaudatus</i> Trouessart, 1910; <i>fulvescens</i> J. Allen, 1912; <i>fuscescens</i> J. Allen, 1916; <i>gabbi</i> (J. Allen, 1877); <i>gibsoni</i> Thomas, 1918; <i>inca</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>incitatus</i> (Bangs, 1901); <i>kelloggi</i> Anthony, 1923; <i>meridensis</i> Thomas, 1904; <i>messorius</i> Goldman, 1912; <i>minensis</i> Thomas, 1901; <i>nicefori</i> Thomas, 1921; <i>nigricaudatus</i> (Lesson, 1842); <i>nivicola</i> Cabrera, 1912; <i>paraguensis</i> Thomas, 1901; <i>paraguensis</i> Yepes, 1938; <i>peruanus</i> Hershkovitz, 1950; <i>salentus</i> J. Allen, 1912; <i>sanctamartae</i> Hershkovitz, 1950; <i>surdaster</i> Thomas, 1901; <i>tapeti</i> (Pallas, 1778); <i>tapetillus</i> Thomas, 1913; <i>truei</i> (J. Allen, 1890); <i>tumacus</i> (J. Allen, 1908). COMMENTS: Subgenus <i>Tapeti</i> (Gureev, 1964:160); he also considered <i>gabbi,</i> which is included here, a distinct species. Formerly included <i>dicei;</i> revised by Diersing (1981).
description: Published as part of <i>Robert S. Hoffmann, 1993, Order Lagomorpha, pp. 807-827 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press</i> on page 825, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353088
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