Sylvilagus audubonii - #1188
Desert Cottontail
Lateral view of individual reclining on ground in shade of shrub, S. a. cedrophilus
Geographic Distribution
NE Puebla and W Veracruz (Mexico) to NC Montana and SW North Dakota, NC Utah, C Nevada, and NC California (USA), south to Baja California and C Sinaloa (Mexico).
Order/Family
Leporidae
Genus
Sylvilagus
Specific Epithet
audubonii
Image Location
Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, USA
Image Date
1991
Photographer
R B Forbes