Sylvilagus floridanus - #953

Eastern Cottontail
Dorsal and lateral views of two young in nest
Geographic Distribution

N, C, and W Venezuela (including adjacent islands) and adjacent Colombia through Central America (disjunct in part); to NW Mexico, Arizona, north and east to North Dakota, Minnesota, N Michigan, New York and Massachusetts, Atlantic Coast south and Florida Gulf Coast (USA) west to Mexico; also S Saskatchewan, S Ontario and SC Quebec (C Canada).

Order/Family
Leporidae
Genus
Sylvilagus
Specific Epithet
floridanus
Image Location
Wakefield, RI, USA
Image Date
1985
Photographer
R P Fontaine