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Tapeti
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Species : Sylvilagus brasiliensis
The Forest rabbit, tapeti is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela
Facts about the tapeti
ABSTRACT- Currently, the species Sylvilagus brasiliensis is thought to include 41 nominal taxa as synonyms or subspecies. (Full text)
Forest Rabbit or Sylvilagus brasiliensis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Tapeti or Sylvilagus brasiliensis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
" "The forest rabbit, or tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), is commonly eaten in its native habitat, which extends from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. (Full text)
tapetis are unknown, although it presumably breeds in female flowers of one or more species of Ambrosia. (Full text)
(references)Non-English Usage: "TAPETI" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. (Full text)