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Sylvilagus (cottontail rabbit)

Mammalia - 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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
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 mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

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 (264 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Sylvilagus hibbardi (20033 20034)
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 (Arizona) Lepus sp. (20303) Sylvilagus hibbardi (19650) Sylvilagus sp. (19646 19658)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Sylvilagus sp. (19955)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (19752) Sylvilagus sp. (19753) Sylvilagus webbi (19754)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (California) Sylvilagus sp. (20298)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21El Salvador Sylvilagus sp. (70118)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus cunicularis (19652)
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 (South Carolina) Sylvilagus sp. (65405)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sylvilagus sp. (123875)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Sylvilagus floridanus (74246)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Oaxaca) Sylvilagus sp. (71305)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Sylvilagus bachmani (237076)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Lepus sylvaticus (93526)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Yucatan) Sylvilagus sp. (230752)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (227368)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Sylvilagus floridanus (126660)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Sylvilagus sp. (147815)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (Texas) Sylvilagus auduboni (93258)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) Sylvilagus sp. (20150 20349 20477 20559)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Sylvilagus floridanus (20479) Sylvilagus sp. (20354)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Sylvilagus floridanus (20390) Sylvilagus sp. (20165 20168 20295 20301 20312 20422 20423)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nevada) Lagomorpha indet. (20280)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Carolina) Sylvilagus palustris (79759)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Iowa) Sylvilagus sp. (20556)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Sylvilagus sp. (20143 20154)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Sylvilagus hibbardi (20129) Sylvilagus sp. (20173 20177 20178 20187 20191 20200 20205 20214 20228 20244 20246 20247 20248 20374 20454 20460 20464 20472 20474 20528 26548 28221 28223) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus hibbardi (20125) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus hibbardi (20123 20124 20126 20127 20128)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Illinois) Sylvilagus sp. (20292)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Sylvilagus floridanus (20290)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Sylvilagus floridanus (20164) Sylvilagus hibbardi (20337) Sylvilagus sp. (20318 20342 20420 20498 20530)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Sylvilagus floridanus (20389)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (20351 20520) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (20475) Sylvilagus sp. (20289 20400 20402 20415) Sylvilagus webbi (20308 20350 20385)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Sylvilagus sp. (20505 20512 20514)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus audubonii (20447) Sylvilagus sp. (20341 20445 20446)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Mexico (Aguascalientes) Sylvilagus audubonii (20283)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Alabama) Sylvilagus sp. (20281 20282)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (Kansas) Sylvilagus sp. (20492)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (California) Sylvilagus bachmani (20323)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (South Carolina) Sylvilagus palustris (79921)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Sylvilagus sp. (20370)
Middle Pleistocene (glacial)0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (75974)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Sylvilagus bachmani (20639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Nebraska) Sylvilagus floridanus (34382)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Colombia (Huila) Sylvilagus floridanus (71285)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Sylvilagus audubonii (20624)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Sylvilagus sp. (20495)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Puebla) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus floridanus (230717)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Sylvilagus auduboni (152007) Sylvilagus sp. (85314 200313)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (195112) Sylvilagus palustris (20440) Sylvilagus sp. (20491)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Texas) Sylvilagus sp. (225289)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Sylvilagus leonensis (71345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Sylvilagus nuttallii (162128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Sylvilagus sp. (93178)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Honduras Sylvilagus sp. (190753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Sylvilagus floridanus (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Idaho) Brachylagus idahoensis (20569)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (20598 20608) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (154771) Sylvilagus sp. (154921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Sylvilagus sp. (84195)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Utah) Sylvilagus idahoensis (20641)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepus audubonii (74235 93250) Sylvilagus auduboni (236636) Sylvilagus sp. (73752 106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus auduboni (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus floridanus (74473 79632) Sylvilagus floridanus (93527) Sylvilagus sp. (79683)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Sylvilagus floridanus (20586)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sylvilagus sp. (20579 20622 20623 20642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus nuttalli (76059) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus nuttalli (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus sp. (20619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus floridanus (93141) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus auduboni (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Sylvilagus sp. (74953 74954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (154805) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (20638 74292) Sylvilagus palustris (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sylvilagus floridanus (20571 20593 20594 20595 20629 20647) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (20572 20634 20650) Sylvilagus sp. (20573 20636 79667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Sylvilagus aquaticus (93379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Sylvilagus sp. (79581 79582 93143 93259)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Sylvilagus transitionalis (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Sylvilagus floridanus (93103) Sylvilagus sp. (74470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Sylvilagus floridanus (20615)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Sylvilagus sp. (93181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris (20604) Sylvilagus sp. (20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sylvilagus sp. (93332) Sylvilagus spp. (123868 124198 124199)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Sylvilagus sp. (82258) Sylvilagus transitionalis (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Sylvilagus aquaticus (63427) Sylvilagus floridanus (63424 63426)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Sylvilagus floridanus (104682 104684) Sylvilagus sp. (104689 104691)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Baja California) Sylvilagus sp. (191984)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus floridanus (63429)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Missouri) Sylvilagus sp. (63563 63565 63566 63567 63568 63569 63570 63571)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Sylvilagus audubonii (71263)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (New Mexico) Sylvilagus sp. (93378)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus sp. (93374)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Sylvilagus idahoensis, Sylvilagus nuttallii (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Sylvilagus sp. (63709 63710 63711 63715 63716 63717 63718 63720 63721 63722 63725) Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus audubonii (63708 63712 63723 63724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Sylvilagus floridanus (104675) Sylvilagus sp. (104040 104690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Sylvilagus floridanus (63428)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Sylvilagus audubonii (74474) Sylvilagus sp. (79583 79584 79585)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Sylvilagus nuttallii (162133)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Sylvilagus sp. (195062 195065 195066 195069)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Sylvilagus sp. (227371)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Sylvilagus brasiliensis (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Sylvilagus brasiliensis (21689 71326 71327 71328 71329)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Sylvilagus floridanus (21686)