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Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Photo by NoahGrable
Published on Project Noah
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39.7987, -85.9172

Field Notes

Description:

Rabbit

Notes:

Some kind of rabbit living under my back porch. Interested to know the species & see if it is a common species around here

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
This is most likely an Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cottontail They are a common species of wild rabbit within the eastern U.S. :-)
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PublishedApril 23, 2016

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