Andean tapeti: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Andean tapeti lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sylvilagus andinus
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Andean tapeti live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Andean tapeti in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Andean tapeti endangered?

The Andean tapeti’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Andean tapeti?

The Andean tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Sylvilagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Andean tapeti

The Andean tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus) or Andean cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis). It serves an important ecological role as a pervasive herbivore consuming a wide variety of plant species as well as an important food source for several predators. Some characteristics of the species is a head and body length of 326-353 mm, a small tail 6-7% of its head and body length, long hindfeet of 64-81 mm, dusky appearance, a forehead suffused with brown, ashy gray cheeks and neck sides, and a whitish chin and belly. Living at high elevations in the treeless Páramo of the Andes, analysis in 2017 confirmed that it is sufficiently distinct in both appearance and genetics to be considered a species in its own right. Although widespread, it remains poorly known, as few studies have been conducted on its biology and habits as distinct from those of the tapeti

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Andean tapeti (revision 1324966128), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q57321580 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).