Sylvilagus boylei Allen 1916 (cottontail rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Full reference: J. A. Allen. 1916. New South American mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 35(11):83-87

Belongs to Sylvilagus according to J. A. Allen 1916

Sister taxa: Sylvilagus (Limnolagus), Sylvilagus (Tapeti), Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus audubonii, Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus cunicularius, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus gabbi, Sylvilagus hibbardi, Sylvilagus leonensis, Sylvilagus nuttallii, Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus transitionalis, Sylvilagus webbi

Type specimen: AMNH 37794

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sylvilagus boylei in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.