Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A. Allen, 1890)
Eastern Cottontail
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Mammal
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Sylvilagus floridanus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Introduced
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Sylvilagus floridanus
In a suburban yard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-07-14
In a suburban yard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2011-07-09
In a suburban yard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-07-16
Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2016-01-25
Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2016-01-25
Tracks
Essex County, MA
Date: 2016-01-25