Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Robert S. Hoffmann, 1993, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 807-827 : 825

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scientific name	Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL . 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: andinus (Thomas, 1897) ; apollinaris Thomas, 1920 ; braziliensis (Waterhouse, 1848); canarius Thomas, 1913; capsalis Thomas, 1913 ; caracasensis Mondolfi and Méndez Aroche, 1957; carchensis Hershkovitz, 1938; chapadae Thomas, 1904; chapadensis Thomas, 1913; chillae Anthony, 1923 ; chimbanus Thomas, 1913; chotanus Hershkovitz, 1938; consobrinus Anthony, 1917; daulensis J. Allen, 1914; defilippi (Cornalia, 1850) ; defilippii (Thomas, 1897); dephilippii Cabrera, 1912; ecaudatus Trouessart, 1910; fulvescens J. Allen, 1912 ; fuscescens J. Allen, 1916; gabbi (J. Allen, 1877) ; gibsoni Thomas, 1918; inca Thomas, 1913; incitatus (Bangs, 1901) ; kelloggi Anthony, 1923 ; meridensis Thomas, 1904 ; messorius Goldman, 1912; minensis Thomas, 1901; nicefori Thomas, 1921 ; nigricaudatus (Lesson, 1842) ; nivicola Cabrera, 1912 ; paraguensis Thomas, 1901; paraguensis Yepes, 1938; peruanus Hershkovitz, 1950; salentus J. Allen, 1912 ; sanctamartae Hershkovitz, 1950; surdaster Thomas, 1901 ; tapeti (Pallas, 1778); tapetillus Thomas, 1913 ; truei (J. Allen, 1890) ; tumacus (J. Allen, 1908).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Tapeti ( Gureev, 1964:160) ; he also considered gabbi , which is included here, a distinct species. Formerly included dicei ; revised by Diersing (1981).