Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus (Bachman 1837)

[Lepus] aquaticus Bachman 1837, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 319.

Type Locality: "...western parts of that state" [Alabama]. Restricted by Nelson (1909:272) to "Western Alabama ".

Vernacular Names: Swamp Rabbit.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. aquaticus Bachman 1837

Subspecies Sylvilagus (Tapeti) aquaticus subsp. littoralis Nelson 1909

Distribution: S Illinois and SW Indiana, SW Missouri to SE Kansas southward through extreme W Kentucky and W Tennessee to E Oklahoma, E Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and NW South Carolina (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Tapeti (Gureev, 1964:162) . Reviewed by Chapman and Feldhamer (1981, Mammalian Species, 151).