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Genus Sylvilagus – Gray, 1867 – nineteen species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Andean tapeti. S. andinus (Thomas, 1897) Northern Andes: Size: 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail [99] Habitat: Grassland [100] Diet: Grass and sedges [100] DD ...
Cottontail rabbits are in the Sylvilagus genus, which is in the Leporidae family. They are found in the Americas . [ 1 ] Most Sylvilagus species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name.
The New England cottontail is a medium-sized rabbit almost identical to the eastern cottontail. [8] [9] The two species look nearly identical, and can only be reliably distinguished by genetic testing of tissue, through fecal samples (i.e., of rabbit pellets), or by an examination of the rabbits' skulls, which shows a key morphological distinction: the frontonasal skull sutures of eastern ...
The fossa is a carnivore that hunts small to medium-sized animals. One of eight carnivorous species endemic to Madagascar, the fossa is the island's largest surviving endemic terrestrial mammal and the only predator capable of preying upon adults of all extant lemur species , [ 26 ] [ 29 ] the largest of which can weigh as much as 90 percent of ...
The fossa and the Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) are each evolutionarily quite distinct from each other and from the rest of the clade. All Eupleridae are considered threatened species due to habitat destruction , as well as predation and competition from non-native species .
The swamp rabbit was first described in 1874 by John Bachman as Lepus aquaticus, having a type locality of "western Alabama". [5]Two subspecies are recognized: Sylvilagus aquaticus aquaticus, the nominate subspecies that occupies most of the swamp rabbit's recognized distribution, and Sylvilagus aquaticus littoralis, which is found only in a narrow band of marshes in Mississippi, Louisiana ...
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The marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water. It is similar in appearance to the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) but is characterized by smaller ears, legs, and ...