Common Name
Desert Cottontail
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Species Name
Sylvilagus audubonii
Status
Lower Risk
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
Northeastern Puebla and western Veracruz, Mexico, to north central Montana and southwestern North Dakota, north central Utah, central Nevada, and northcentral California, south to Baja California and central Sinaloa, Mexico.
Notes
Most active soon after dawn or at dusk. Retreats from heat of day into burrows made by another species or a shady thicket. Medium-sized cottontail; found in grasslands, brush & desert. Moisture from food supplies needed water.