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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER LAGOMORPHA
--> FAMILY Leporidae
--> GENUS Sylvilagus
--> SUBGENUS Tapeti
SPECIES Sylvilagus (Tapeti) brasiliensis
| Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 58. | | Common Name: | Tapeti | | 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: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Tapeti (Gureev, 1964:160); he also considered gabbi, which is included here, a distinct species. Formerly included dicei; revised by Diersing (1981). Two different karyotypes reported, by Guerena-Gandara et al. (1983) (2n=36; FN=68) and by Lorenzo and Cervantes (1995) (2n=40; FN=76). Allozymes described by Cervantes et al. (1999a). |
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