Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 - lagomorphs
       Family Leporidae Batsch, 1788 - hares and rabbits
         Genus Sylvilagus Gray, 1867 - cottontails
           Subgenus Tapeti Gray, 1867
             Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - forest rabbit
               Sylvilagus brasiliensis caracasensis Mondolfi & Méndez Aroche, 1957