| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Sylvilagus (cottontail rabbit)
Taxonomy
Sylvilagus was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.
It was assigned to Leporinae by Dawson (1958) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); and to Leporidae by Gray (1867), Schultz and Howard (1935), Shoshani et al. (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Cisneros (2005), Salles et al. (2006) and Albright et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Leporinae by Dawson (1958) and Kurten and Anderson (1980); and to Leporidae by Gray (1867), Schultz and Howard (1935), Shoshani et al. (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Cisneros (2005), Salles et al. (2006) and Albright et al. (2019).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1867 | Sylvilagus Gray |
| 1935 | Sylvilagus Schultz and Howard p. 278 |
| 1958 | Sylvilagus Dawson p. 60 |
| 1980 | Sylvilagus Kurten and Anderson p. 280 |
| 1989 | Sylvilagus Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
| 1997 | Sylvilagus McKenna and Bell |
| 2005 | Sylvilagus Cisneros p. 245 |
| 2006 | Sylvilagus Salles et al. p. 9 |
| 2019 | Sylvilagus Albright et al. p. 157 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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]
show all | hide all
Subg. Sylvilagus (Limnolagus) Mearns 1897
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]
hide
Invalid names: Lepus sylvaticus Bachman 1837 [replaced]
Sylvilagus gabbi Allen 1877
†Sylvilagus hibbardi White 1984
Sylvilagus nuttallii Bachman 1837 [mountain cottontail]
Sylvilagus palustris Bachman 1837 [marsh rabbit]
Sylvilagus transitionalis Bangs 1895
†Sylvilagus webbi White 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available