genus Sylvilagus


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Sylvilagus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits
cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit - a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
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Evolution of chromosomal variation in cottontails, genus Sylvilagus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha).
Caracterizacion de los leporidos (Mammalia: Leporidae) del bosque seco tropical del departamento del Tolima (Colombia)
Abstract: A new species of Venezuelan rabbit of the genus Sylvilagus from Fundo Millano (08[grados] 46'N and 69[grados] 56'W) and Chorrosco Bajo (08[grados] 05'N and 69[grados] 18'W), between 190 and 120 masl, state of Barinas, is described based on: 1.
A new rabbit species (Sylvilagus, Mammalia: Leporidae) from the lowlands of Venezuela
The third lower premolar of the cottontail, genus Sylvilagus, and its value in the discrimination of three species.
Enamel ultrastructure of incisors, premolars, and molars in Thomomys, Cratogeomys, and Geomys (Rodentia: Geomyidae)

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