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The desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), also known as Audubon's cottontail, is a New World cottontail rabbit, and a member of the family Leporidae.Unlike the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), they do not form social burrow systems, but compared with some other leporids, they are extremely tolerant of other individuals in their vicinity.
Cottontail rabbits are in the Sylvilagus genus, which is in the Leporidae family. They are found in the Americas . [ 1 ] Most Sylvilagus species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name.
S. audubonii (Desert cottontail, pictured) S. bachmani (Brush rabbit) S. brasiliensis (Common tapeti) S. cunicularius (Mexican cottontail) S. dicei (Dice's cottontail) S. floridanus (Eastern cottontail) S. gabbi (Central American tapeti) S. graysoni (Tres Marias cottontail) S. insonus (Omilteme cottontail) S. nuttallii (Mountain cottontail)
They are widespread worldwide, and can be found in most terrestrial biomes, though primarily in forests, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands. Leporids are all roughly the same shape and fall within a small range of sizes with short tails, ranging from the 21 cm (8 in) long Tres Marias cottontail to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare.
It is a generalist animal, being able to exploit numerous different habitats and foodstuffs. ... Desert cottontail. Order: Lagomorpha, Family: Leporidae.
Wild Animals of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service. Streubel, Donald P. (1995). Small Mammals of the Yellowstone Ecosystem. Boulder, CO: Robert Rineharts. ISBN 0-911797-59-9.
The skies are teeming, too: a southern desert shrike, a bird that impales its prey upon spiky branches, oil-black desert ravens and even a critically endangered Egyptian vulture. But most common ...
Desert pocket gopher, Geomys arenarius; Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius; Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae; Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides; Southern pocket gopher, Thomomys umbrinus; Family: Heteromyidae. Bailey's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus balieyi; Long-tailed pocket mouse, Chaetodipus formosus; Hispid pocket mouse ...