Spanish: Tapeti
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 Least Concern (IUCN) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), also known as the Brazilian Rabbit or Forest Rabbit, is a cottontail rabbit species found in Central and South America.
It is a solitary nocturnal animal, usually seen after nightfall or before dawn, feeding on grass and browse. It is found in forested habitats, close to swamps and along river edges, and in disturbed areas, such as gardens and plantations.
It is the only Leporid species found in most of its range.
References
- Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 208-209. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Sylvilagus brasiliensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.
- a b Louise H. Emmons and Francois Feer (1997). Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide.
| Extant Lagomorpha species (family Leporidae) | |
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| Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Euarchontoglires | |
| Pentalagus | Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) |
| Bunolagus | Riverine Rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) |
| Nesolagus | Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) · Annamite Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) |
| Romerolagus | Volcano Rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) |
| Brachylagus | Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) |
| Sylvilagus | Subgenus Tapeti: Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) · Tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) · Dice's Cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) · Omilteme Cottontail (Sylvilagus insonus) · Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) · Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit (Sylvilagus varynaensis) Subgenus Sylvilagus: Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) · Manzano Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus cognatus) · Mexican Cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularis) · Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) · Tres Marias Rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) · Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) · Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) · Robust Rabbit (Sylvilagus robustus) Subgenus Microlagus: Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) · San Jose Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus mansuetus) |
| Oryctolagus | European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Poelagus | Bunyoro Rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) |
| Pronolagus | Natal Red Rock Hare (Pronolagus crassicaudatus) · Jameson's Red Rock Hare (Pronolagus randensis) · Smith's Red Rock Hare (Pronolagus rupestris) |
| Caprolagus | Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus) |
| Lepus | Subgenus Macrotolagus: Antelope Jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) Subgenus Poecilolagus: Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) Subgenus Lepus: Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) · Alaskan Hare (Lepus othus) · Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) Subgenus Proeulagus: Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) · White-sided Jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) · Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) · Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) · Black Jackrabbit (Lepus insularis) · Scrub Hare (Lepus saxatilis) · Desert Hare (Lepus tibetanus) · Tolai Hare (Lepus tolai) Subgenus Eulagos: Broom Hare (Lepus castrovieoi) · Yunnan Hare (Lepus comus) · Korean Hare (Lepus coreanus) · Corsican Hare (Lepus corsicanus) · European Hare (Lepus europaeus) · Granada Hare (Lepus granatensis) · Manchurian Hare (Lepus mandschuricus) · Woolly Hare (Lepus oiostolus) · Ethiopian Highland Hare (Lepus starcki) · White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) Subgenus Sabanalagus: Ethiopian Hare (Lepus fagani) · African Savanna Hare (Lepus microtis) Subgenus Indolagus: Hainan Hare (Lepus hainanus) · Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis) · Burmese Hare (Lepus peguensis) Subgenus Sinolagus: Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) Subgenus Tarimolagus: Yarkand Hare (Lepus yarkandensis) Subgenus incertae sedis: Japanese Hare (Lepus brachyurus) · Abyssinian Hare (Lepus habessinicus) |
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