Tapeti
Sylvilagus brasiliensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 346
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), also known as the Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail, or (formerly) simply tapeti is a species of cottontail rabbit. It is small to medium-sized with a small, dark tail, short hind feet, and short ears. As traditionally defined, its range extends from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, but this includes several distinctive population that have since been split into separate species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common tapeti”.