Andean Cottontail

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The Andean tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus) or Andean cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis). It serves an important ecological role as a pervasive herbivore consuming a wide variety of plant species as well as an important food source for several predators.

El conejo andino (Sylvilagus andinus) es una especie de mamífero lagomorfo de la familia de los lepóridos, nativa de Colombia, Venezuela, Perú y Ecuador. Anteriormente se consideraba una subespecie del tapeti (S. brasiliensis).