Suriname tapeti

Short description: Species of rabbit

Suriname tapeti

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Lagomorpha
Family:  | Leporidae
Genus:  | Sylvilagus
Species:  |

S. parentum

Binomial name
Sylvilagus parentum

Ruedas, 2017

The Suriname tapeti (Sylvilagus parentum) or Suriname lowland forest cottontail is a South American species of cottontail rabbit described in 2017. It is known from the lowlands of western Suriname, and was described from specimens collected by Dutch scientists in the 1980s. Its size is relatively large for a South American cottontail rabbit. The rabbit is likely already threatened due to environmental degradation in the region, and its discovery could boost conservation efforts in the area.[1][2] It was discovered by Portland State University professor Luis Ruedas.[1]

It was reportedly spotted in Karaudarnau, Guyana in 2023.[3]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New Species of Cottontail Rabbit Identified: Sylvilagus parentum | Biology | Sci-News.com" (in en-US). Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/sylvilagus-parentum-suriname-lowland-forest-cottontail-04951.html.
2. ↑ Ruedas, Luis A. (2017). "A new species of cottontail rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae: Sylvilagus) from Suriname, with comments on the taxonomy of allied taxa from northern South America". Journal of Mammalogy 98 (4): 1042–1059. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx048.
3. ↑ "Unknown rabbit species confirmed in Karaudarnau Village, Rupununi" (in en-US). 2024-05-25. https://guyanachronicle.com/2024/05/25/unknown-rabbit-species-confirmed-in-karaudarnau-village-rupununi/.

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