Central American tapeti: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Central American tapeti lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sylvilagus gabbi
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Central American tapeti live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Central American tapeti in 3 countries and territories across North America and 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 Central American tapeti endangered?

The Central American tapeti’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Central American tapeti?

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

About the Central American tapeti

The Central American tapeti (Sylvilagus gabbi) or Gabb's cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit native to southern Mexico and much of Central America. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) but analysis in 2017 confirmed that it is sufficiently distinct in both appearance and genetics to be considered a species in its own right. It is closely related to the northern tapeti, which some authors describe as a subspecies of S. gabbi. The name Gabbi's cottontail comes from American paleontologist William More Gabb.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central American tapeti (revision 1347432607), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q61722418 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).