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Screaming Hairy Armadillo
Dasypodidae

Screaming Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus vellerosus (Gray, 1865)

Chaetophractus vellerosus, the screaming hairy armadillo, is a small burrowing armadillo found in arid parts of central South America.

Philippine Colugo
Cynocephalidae

Philippine Colugo

Cynocephalus volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cynocephalus volans, the Philippine flying lemur, is a gliding tree-dwelling colugo endemic to the southern Philippines.

Sunda Colugo
Cynocephalidae

Sunda Colugo

Galeopterus variegatus (Audebert, 1799)

Galeopterus variegatus, the Sunda flying lemur, is a gliding Southeast Asian tree-dwelling colugo with specific physical and behavioral traits.

Mexican Cottontail
Leporidae

Mexican Cottontail

Sylvilagus cunicularius (Waterhouse, 1848)

The Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is the largest rabbit native to Mexico, found only across central and southern Mexico.

Tres Marías Cottontail
Leporidae

Tres Marías Cottontail

Sylvilagus graysoni (J.A.Allen, 1877)

Sylvilagus graysoni, the Tres Marias cottontail, is an endemic medium-sized rabbit restricted to Mexico’s Islas Marías.

Appalachian Cottontail
Leporidae

Appalachian Cottontail

Sylvilagus obscurus Chapman, Cramer, Deppenaar & Robinson, 1992

The Appalachian cottontail, Sylvilagus obscurus, is a small rabbit native to eastern U.S. mountain regions.

Marsh Rabbit
Leporidae

Marsh Rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris (Bachman, 1837)

Sylvilagus palustris (marsh rabbit) is a small North American cottontail rabbit that lives exclusively in wetland habitats.

Common Tapeti
Leporidae

Common Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sylvilagus brasiliensis, common tapeti, is a small neotropical rabbit that is a natural reservoir of the myxoma virus.

Mountain Cottontail
Leporidae

Mountain Cottontail

Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837)

Sylvilagus nuttallii (mountain cottontail) is a North American cottontail rabbit found in western upland habitats.

Eastern Cottontail
Leporidae

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A.Allen, 1890)

Sylvilagus floridanus, the eastern cottontail, is a medium-sized North American rabbit introduced to other regions with specific habits.

Brush Rabbit
Leporidae

Brush Rabbit

Sylvilagus bachmani (Waterhouse, 1839)

Sylvilagus bachmani, the brush rabbit, is a small Pacific Coast rabbit that lives in dense brush habitat.

Desert Cottontail
Leporidae

Desert Cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858)

Sylvilagus audubonii, the desert cottontail, is a social North American rabbit that occupies arid and semi-arid habitats.

Swamp Rabbit
Leporidae

Swamp Rabbit

Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837)

Sylvilagus aquaticus, the swamp rabbit, is the largest cottontail rabbit native to the south-central and Gulf coast United States.

Andean Tapeti
Leporidae

Andean Tapeti

Sylvilagus andinus (Thomas, 1897)

Sylvilagus andinus, the Andean tapeti, is a distinct cottontail rabbit species native to high elevation Andean páramo in northern South America.

Central American Tapeti
Leporidae

Central American Tapeti

Sylvilagus gabbi (J.A.Allen, 1877)

Sylvilagus gabbi, the Central American tapeti or Gabb's cottontail, is a distinct cottontail rabbit species native to Mexico and Central America.

Granada Hare
Leporidae

Granada Hare

Lepus granatensis Rosenhauer, 1856

Lepus granatensis, the Granada hare, is a small Iberian hare species with distinct physical traits and recorded parasite and disease associations.

Woolly Hare
Leporidae

Woolly Hare

Lepus oiostolus Hodgson, 1840

Lepus oiostolus, the woolly hare, is a medium-large hare native to high-altitude habitats of Central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau.

Scrub Hare
Leporidae

Scrub Hare

Lepus saxatilis F.Cuvier, 1823

Lepus saxatilis, the Cape scrub hare, is a larger southern African hare that is solitary and herbivorous.

White-sided Jackrabbit
Leporidae

White-sided Jackrabbit

Lepus callotis Wagler, 1830

Lepus callotis, the white-sided jackrabbit, is a hare named for its pure white sides, native to high elevation plains of the southwestern US and southern Mexico.

Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Leporidae

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus Gray, 1837

This is a comprehensive description of the black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), covering its appearance, taxonomy, distribution, habitat and diet.

Japanese Hare
Leporidae

Japanese Hare

Lepus brachyurus Temminck, 1844

Lepus brachyurus, the Japanese hare, is a brown hare that lives across most of Japan with seasonal color change in snowy areas.

White-tailed Jackrabbit
Leporidae

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii Bachman, 1839

Lepus townsendii, the white-tailed jackrabbit, is a large North American hare with documented size, habitat, and ecological traits.

Cape Hare
Leporidae

Cape Hare

Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758

Lepus capensis, the Cape hare, is a larger-female hare species found across varied African habitats.

Tolai Hare
Leporidae

Tolai Hare

Lepus tolai Pallas, 1778

Lepus tolai, the tolai hare, is a leporid native to central and eastern Asia with specific physical, ecological and parasitic traits.

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