Eastern Cottontail
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Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylvilagus
Sylvilagus floridanus
The most common rabbit in much of the U.S., the Eastern Cottontail is primarily nocturnal, but is abroad near dawn and dusk and often on dark days. On midwinter nights, groups of cottontails have been seen… More »
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Eastern Cottontail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Eastern Cottontail ( Sylvilagus floridanus ) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of the most common rabbit species in North America. The Eastern Cotto...
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Eastern Cottontail; : Family Leporidae : Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen) ... Based on only nominal cranial differences with S. floridanus, these rabbits are now considered merely a subspecies of the eastern cottontail, S. f. robustus. ... Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). Photo by John L. Tveten.
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Sylvilagus floridanus; Eastern Cottontail; Order: Lagomorpha; Family: Leporidae; ... Image of Sylvilagus floridanus ... Distribution of Sylvilagus floridanus...
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Entry page to Discover Life's Encyclopedia about the Biology, Natural History, Ecology, Identification and Maps of Eastern Cottontail -- Sylvilagus floridanus ... Chapman, J.A., J. G. Hockman, and M. M.Ojeda C. 1980. Sylvilagus floridanus. Mammalian Species No. 136: 1 - 8. American Society of Mammalogists.
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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sylvilagus floridanus ... 1995. Sylvilagus floridanus. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer).
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There is a subspecies of cottontail in New England, the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis), that is very similar to the eastern cottontail. It has a black patch between its ears. It rarely comes out into the open.
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