Sylvilagus aquaticus

(Bachman, 1837)

Swamp Rabbit

Quartering rear view of adult
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Location:USA, LA, Orleans Par., New Orleans, Audubon ZooDate taken:Sep 19, 2003

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1857

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

Bachman, J. 1837. Observations, on the different species of Hares (genus Lepus) inhabiting the United States and Canada. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2):282-361.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676989

Original name as described

Lepus aquaticus

Other common names

Cane-cutter

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.129, ANSP 373

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ac907e7-1243-4e7a-8164-da99f0fa5d6e

Type locality

"…western parts of that state." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1909 to "Western Alabama, " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(FL, OK, TN, MO, LA, MS, KY, TX, IL, AR, GA, AL, SC, NC)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001123

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 11 names and synonyms.

Lepus aquaticus

(Bachman, 1837)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.129, ANSP 373

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ac907e7-1243-4e7a-8164-da99f0fa5d6e

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676989

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. De Kay (1842:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  3. Murray (1866:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Fitzinger (1867:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  5. Allen (1877:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16001154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16807)
  6. True (1885:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Allen (1895:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15944)
  8. Rhoads (1896:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)
  9. Allen (1896:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  10. Trouessart (1897:657, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  11. Bailey (1905:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)

Lepus aquaticus attwateri

(J. A. Allen, 1895)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

attwateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6131, AMNH MS-7744

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6131 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-7744

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894475

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1895:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15944)
  2. Allen (1896:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  3. Bailey (1905:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  4. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Lepus telmalemonus

(D. G. Elliot, 1899)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

telmalemonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6868

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=61f715a1-0e7b-4ed5-b391-587372095ed1

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2645659

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Limnolagus aquaticus

(Lyon, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Limnolagus aquaticus attwateri

(Lyon, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

attwateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Limnolagus telmalemonus

(Lyon, 1904)

Family

Leporidae

Root name

telmalemonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Lyon (1904:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8810389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35791)

Sylvilagus aquaticus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Nelson (1909:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14929)
  3. Necker & Hatfield (1941:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Hoffmann (1993:824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  8. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  10. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  11. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41296/45190578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sylvilagus telmalemonus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

telmalemonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sylvilagus aquaticus attwateri

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Leporidae

Root name

attwateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sylvilagus aquaticus littoralis

E. W. Nelson, 1909

Family

Leporidae

Root name

littoralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33848 (= USNM:MAMM:A45883)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b01be8b0-4959-477d-9116-26d5d94da75b

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802560

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Nelson (1909:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14929)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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