Common Name
Mountain Cottontail
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Species Name
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Status
Lower Risk
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
Intermountain area of North America from southern British Columbia to southern Saskatchewan, Canada, south to eastern California, Nevada, central Arizona and NW New Mexico.
Notes
Most active at dawn or dusk. Unlike most rabbits, sometimes climbs trees. Inhabits sagebrush. Feeds predominantly on cheat grass.