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Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

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40.77, -73.97

Field Notes

Description:

brown rabbit with white tail

Habitat:

hillside above serrano park

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

John G. Phillips
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Comments (1)
lori.tas
It's probably a cottontail. Most likely Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), given the location. Cottontail rabbits, are in fact hares, as they give birth to kits with open eyes and who are fully furred.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2010

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