Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:58.

TYPE LOCALITY: "in America meridionali"; type locality restricted by Thomas (1911a), to Pernambuco, Brazil .

DISTRIBUTION: S Tamaulipas (Mexico) southward through Central and South America as far as Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina and S Brazil.

STATUS: Populations decline or disappear when forests are cleared; status unclear.

SYNONYMS: andinus (Thomas, 1897); apollinaris Thomas, 1920; braziliensis (Waterhouse, 1848); canarius Thomas, 1913; capsalis Thomas, 1913; caracasensis Mondolfi and Méndez Aroche, 1957; carchensis Hershkovitz, 1938; chapadae Thomas, 1904; chapadensis Thomas, 1913; chillae Anthony, 1923; chimbanus Thomas, 1913; chotanus Hershkovitz, 1938; consobrinus Anthony, 1917; daulensis J. Allen, 1914; defilippi (Cornalia, 1850); defilippii (Thomas, 1897); dephilippii Cabrera, 1912; ecaudatus Trouessart, 1910; fulvescens J. Allen, 1912; fuscescens J. Allen, 1916; gabbi (J. Allen, 1877); gibsoni Thomas, 1918; inca Thomas, 1913; incitatus (Bangs, 1901); kelloggi Anthony, 1923; meridensis Thomas, 1904; messorius Goldman, 1912; minensis Thomas, 1901; nicefori Thomas, 1921; nigricaudatus (Lesson, 1842); nivicola Cabrera, 1912; paraguensis Thomas, 1901; paraguensis Yepes, 1938; peruanus Hershkovitz, 1950; salentus J. Allen, 1912; sanctamartae Hershkovitz, 1950; surdaster Thomas, 1901; tapeti (Pallas, 1778); tapetillus Thomas, 1913; truei (J. Allen, 1890); tumacus (J. Allen, 1908).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Tapeti (Gureev, 1964:160); he also considered gabbi, which is included here, a distinct species. Formerly included dicei; revised by Diersing (1981).