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desert cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Has larger ears than other cottontail species, probably an adaptation for thermoregulation in warm climates.

Habitat:

In addition to the Great Basin, I have seen them in grasslands of the Sacramento Valley and inner Coast Range in the San Francisco Bay region.

Notes:

I have observed this species taking refuge in California ground squirrel burrows.

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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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