Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alternative combinations: Lepus floridanus, Lepus sylvaticus floridanus
Synonym: Lepus sylvaticus Bachman 1837 [replaced name]
Belongs to Sylvilagus according to R. C. Hulbert and A. E. Pratt 1998
See also Dalquest and Roth 1970, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, Leidy 1860 and Schultz and Howard 1935
Sister taxa: Sylvilagus (Limnolagus), Sylvilagus (Tapeti), Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus boylei, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus cunicularius, Sylvilagus gabbi, Sylvilagus hibbardi, Sylvilagus idahoensis, Sylvilagus leonensis, Sylvilagus nuttallii, Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus transitionalis, Sylvilagus webbi
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Colombia (1), Mexico (2), United States (51: Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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