The northern tapeti, Sylvilagus incitatus, is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae, most closely related to the Central American tapeti, Sylvilagus gabbi. Its type locality is an island in the Pearl Islands of Panama. It was long treated as a subspecies, first of the Central American tapeti and, from 1950 onwards, of the common tapeti, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, although some studies still placed it with Sylvilagus gabbi. It was split into its own species in 2019, with researchers noting its bizarre dental anatomy. Along with the Santa Marta tapeti it is one of the two tapeti species other than the common tapeti that live north of the Amazon River.
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an island in the Pearl Islands of Panama
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1. Mammal Diversity Database: Sylvilagus incitatus (Mammal Diversity Database)
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an island in the Pearl Islands of Panama
Child Taxon Of: Leporidae, Lead, family
is a species of cottontail rabbit related to the Central American tapeti
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, rabbit or hare
is a species of cottontail rabbit related to the Central American tapeti
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