Andean Tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus)

About Andean Tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Lagomorpha
• Family: Leporidae

Sylvilagus brasiliensis ranges from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It commonly occurs in Amazonian Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia and is common in eastern Brazil. In southern South America S. brasiliensis is found in both eastern and western Paraguay and in Argentina across the northern provinces and as far south as Tucuman province.

Biogeographic Regions: neotropical (Native )

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