Sylvilagus
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Sylvilagus floridanus
See also: sylvilagus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Sylvilagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – cottontail rabbits.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Sylvilagus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia/Eutheria - infraclass; Lagomorpha - order; Leporidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Microlagus, Sylvilagus, Tapeti - subgenera
- Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail) - type species; Sylvilagus audubonii (desert cottontail), Sylvilagus nuttallii (mountain cottontail), Sylvilagus aquaticus (swamp rabbit), Sylvilagus palustris (marsh rabbit), Sylvilagus transitionalis (New England cottontail), Sylvilagus obscurus (Appalachian cottontail, Allegheny cottontail), Sylvilagus brasiliensis (common tapeti), Sylvilagus bachmani (brush rabbit), Sylvilagus andinus (Andean tapeti) - selected other species
References
Sylvilagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sylvilagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sylvilagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sylvilagus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Sylvilagus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sylvilagus at the Catalogue of Life
- Sylvilagus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sylvilagus at Paleobiology Database
