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Cottontail Rabbit

Sylvilagus

Photo by 15ckrabbe
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Field Notes

Description:

Grows to between 15 inches and 18 inches in length and up to 54 oz. in weight. It is brownish-gray in color with a white belly and often a small white patch on the forehead.

Habitat:

Common throughout the eastern U.S., including Maryland.

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