🌿Native Nature

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Chordata β€ΊClass: Mammalia β€ΊOrder: Lagomorpha β€ΊFamily: Leporidae β€ΊGenus: Sylvilagus

About

The eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of the most common rabbit species in North America.