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Common tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 950 g to 968.4 g and live up to 2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
Photo: Bollux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common tapeti

Weight
950 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
39.4 days – 43 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2.55src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.71 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
4.6src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common tapeti live?

Not recorded

What is the common tapeti?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), also known as the Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail, or (formerly) simply tapeti is a species of cottontail rabbit. It is small to medium-sized with a small, dark tail, short hind feet, and short ears. As traditionally defined, its range extends from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, but this includes several distinctive population that have since been split into separate species. Under this narrower definition, the true common tapeti only occurs in the Atlantic Rainforest of coastal northeastern Brazil and it is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. The American Society of Mammalogists concurs, but also tentatively classifies several distinct populations that have not yet received proper species names into S. brasiliensis, and so considers it to range from Venezuela south to Argentina.

From the Wikipedia article “Common tapeti” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_tapeti&oldid=1380890210), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the common tapeti endangered?

The common tapeti is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the common tapeti classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusSylvilagus
  7. SpeciesSylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Lepus brasiliensis, Lepus defilippi, Sylvilagus brasiliensis brasiliensis, Sylvilagus brasiliensis caracasensis, Sylvilagus brasiliensis defilippi, Sylvilagus brasiliensis gibsoni, Sylvilagus brasiliensis inca, Sylvilagus brasiliensis minensis, Sylvilagus brasiliensis paraguensis, Sylvilagus brasiliensis peruanus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Brazilian cottontailEnglish
  • Brazilian rabbitEnglish
  • De-Filippi rabbitEnglish
  • Forest cottontailEnglish
  • Forest rabbitEnglish
  • Forest rabbitEnglish
  • LibolEnglish
  • TapetiEnglish
  • TapetiEnglish
  • TapetiEnglish
  • TapetíEnglish
  • Konikl BrazilBreton
  • Conill del BrasilCatalan
  • králík lesníCzech
  • Brasilien-WaldkaninchenGerman
  • Brasilianisches WaldkaninchenGerman
  • Κουνέλι του δάσουςGreek
  • Conejo TapetíSpanish
  • Conejo de De-FilippiSpanish
  • conejo de páramoSpanish
  • Conejo TropicalSpanish
  • metsäkaniiniFinnish
  • Lapin du BrésilFrench
  • Erdei vattafarkúnyúlHungarian
  • モリウサギJapanese
  • Fenek ta' denbu qotni tal-forestaMaltese
  • Søramerikansk SkogkaninNorwegian Bokmål
  • Braziliaans KonijnDutch
  • królak brazylijskiPolish
  • TapitiPortuguese
  • Coelho-do-matoPortuguese
  • Coelho-selvagemPortuguese
  • Lebre-do-matoPortuguese
  • Бразильский кроликRussian
  • 森林兔Chinese
  • 林棉尾兔Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the common tapeti

Other species in the same genus Sylvilagus.

LC, Least Concern

Brush rabbit

Sylvilagus bachmani

LeporidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common tapeti?

An adult common tapeti weighs 950 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the common tapeti endangered?

The common tapeti is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the common tapeti live?

The common tapeti has a recorded lifespan of 2 years.

How long is the common tapeti pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 39.4 days – 43 days.

What kind of animal is the common tapeti?

The common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{common_tapeti_2026,
  title = {Common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tapeti},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}