Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 33,795
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The desert cottontail, also known as Audubon's cottontail, is a New World cottontail rabbit, and a member of the family Leporidae. Unlike the European rabbit, they do not form social burrow systems, but compared with some other leporids, they are extremely tolerant of other individuals in their vicinity.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Desert cottontail”.