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Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
33.1813, -117.062
Field Notes
Description:
Rabbit with large, erect ears, white tail, and grayish-brown body spotted early in the morning.
Habitat:
Under brush along trail at Daley Ranch. Its range is from "eastern Montana to western Texas, and in northern and central Mexico. Westwards its range extends to central Nevada and southern California and Baja California. It is found at heights of up to 2000 metres. It is particularly associated with the dry near-desert grasslands of the American southwest, though it is also found in less arid habitats such as pinyon-juniper forest." - Wikipedia
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Desert Cottontail
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012
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