Sylvilagus

See also: sylvilagus

Translingual

Sylvilagus floridanus

Etymology

silva +‎ -i- +‎ -lagus

Proper noun

Sylvilagus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leporidae – cottontail rabbits.
2. 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^[1] 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