Gabb's Cottontail
Sylvilagus gabbi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 162
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Central American tapeti (Sylvilagus gabbi) or Gabb's cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit native to southern Mexico and much of Central America. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) but analysis in 2017 confirmed that it is sufficiently distinct in both appearance and genetics to be considered a species in its own right. It is closely related to the northern tapeti, which some authors describe as a subspecies of S. gabbi. The name Gabbi's cottontail comes from American paleontologist William More Gabb.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Central American tapeti”.