Sylvilagus audubonii Baird 1858 (desert cottontail)
PaleoDB taxon number: 51908
Alternative combinations: Lepus audubonii, Sylvilagus auduboni
Belongs to Sylvilagus according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Sylvilagus (Limnolagus), Sylvilagus (Tapeti), Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus bachmani, Sylvilagus boylei, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, Sylvilagus cunicularius, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus gabbi, Sylvilagus hibbardi, Sylvilagus leonensis, Sylvilagus nuttallii, Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus transitionalis, Sylvilagus webbi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore