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Sylvilagus (cottontail rabbit)

Osteichthyes - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Sylvilagus Gray
1935Sylvilagus Schultz and Howard p. 278
1958Sylvilagus Dawson p. 60
1980Sylvilagus Kurten and Anderson p. 280
1989Sylvilagus Shoshani et al. p. 436
1997Sylvilagus McKenna and Bell
2005Sylvilagus Cisneros p. 245
2006Sylvilagus Salles et al. p. 9
2019Sylvilagus Albright et al. p. 157
2025Sylvilagus Eshelman et al. p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
genusSylvilagusGray 1867

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sylvilagus Gray 1867 [cottontail rabbit]
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Subg. Sylvilagus (Limnolagus) Mearns 1897
Subg. Sylvilagus (Tapeti) Gray 1867
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Sylvilagus aquaticus Bachman 1837 [swamp rabbit]
Sylvilagus audubonii Baird 1858 [desert cottontail]
Sylvilagus bachmani Waterhouse 1839
Sylvilagus boylei Allen 1916
Sylvilagus brasiliensis Linnaeus 1758 [tapeti]
Sylvilagus cunicularius Waterhouse 1848 [Mexican cottontail]
Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 [eastern cottontail]
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Invalid names: Lepus sylvaticus Bachman 1837 [replaced]
Sylvilagus gabbi Allen 1877
†Sylvilagus hibbardi White 1984
Sylvilagus idahoensis Merriam 1891 [pygmy rabbit]
†Sylvilagus leonensis Cushing 1945
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Invalid names: Sylvilagus palustrellus Gazin 1950 [synonym]
Sylvilagus nuttallii Bachman 1837 [mountain cottontail]
Sylvilagus palustris Bachman 1837 [marsh rabbit]
†Sylvilagus webbi White 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:52:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (266 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Lepus sp. (20303) Sylvilagus hibbardi (19650) Sylvilagus sp. (19646 19658)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (19752) Sylvilagus sp. (19753) Sylvilagus webbi (19754)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Sylvilagus hibbardi (19709 19737 19738 20115 20122) Sylvilagus sp. (19740 20113 20114) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus hibbardi (20116 20117 20118 20119 20120 20121)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Sylvilagus hibbardi (20033 20034)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Sylvilagus sp. (19955)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21El Salvador Sylvilagus sp. (70118)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus cunicularis (19652)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (California) Sylvilagus sp. (20298)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus webbi (98313) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus webbi (19750)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Lepus sylvaticus (93526)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (227368)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Sylvilagus bachmani (237076)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Sylvilagus floridanus (126660)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Oaxaca) Sylvilagus sp. (71305)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Sylvilagus floridanus (74246)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Sylvilagus sp. (65405)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Yucatan) Sylvilagus sp. (230752)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sylvilagus sp. (123875)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (Texas) Sylvilagus auduboni (93258)