Sylvilagus cunicularius Waterhouse 1848 (Mexican cottontail)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alternative combination: Lepus cunicularius
Belongs to Sylvilagus according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Sylvilagus (Limnolagus), Sylvilagus (Tapeti), Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus boylei, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus gabbi, Sylvilagus hibbardi, Sylvilagus idahoensis, Sylvilagus leonensis, Sylvilagus nuttallii, Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus transitionalis, Sylvilagus webbi
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sylvilagus cunicularius in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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