Sylvilagus nicefori
O. Thomas, 1921
Nicefor's Tapeti
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Lagomorpha |
| Family | : Leporidae |
| Genus | : Sylvilagus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1921-10-01. A new cotton-tail (Sylvilagus) from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(46):442-443.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Sylvilagus nicefori
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.1.26
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
24 km N of Medellín, San Pedro, Cordillera Central, Angioquia, Colombia, 2434 m a.s.l. (c.6°27′50.6″N, 75°33′21.6"W).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
Taxonomy notes
split from S. brasiliensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Ruedas, L.A., Silva, S.M., French, J.H., Platt, R.N., Salazar-Bravo, J., Mora, J.M., Thompson, C.W. and Rogers, D.S. 2019. Taxonomy of the Sylvilagus brasiliensis complex in Central and South America (Lagomorpha: Leporidae). Journal of Mammalogy 100(5):1599-1630. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz126
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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