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Desert CottontailEducational resources on Desert CottontailDesert Cottontail or Sylvilagus audubonii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Desert Cottontail Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) Fact sheet from The Mammals of Texas includes photo, physical description, range within the state, and habits. www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/sylvaudu.htm Desert Cottontail Habitat: They occur on grasslands on the eastern plains, especially in prairie dog colonies where burrows provide excellent cover. The species inhabits a variety of other sevilleta.unm.edu/data/species/mammal/socorro/profile/desert-cottontail.html NDIS Desert Cottontail Hunting Page Habitat: They occur on grasslands on the eastern plains, especially in prairie dog colonies where burrows provide excellent cover. The species inhabits a variety of other ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingspx.asp?SpCode=050123 Hares And Rabbits (Family Leporidae) Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird) Description: The desert cottontail is difficult to distinguish externally from the eastern cottontail, but is paler, and has www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/sylv-audubonii.html Sevilleta Lter Data Species Mammal Desert Cottontail Habitat: They occur on grasslands on the eastern plains, especially in prairie dog colonies where burrows provide excellent cover. The species inhabits a variety of other sevilleta.unm.edu/data/species/mammal/sevilleta/profile/desert-cottontail.html NDIS Desert Cottontail Wildlife Page Habitat: They occur on grasslands on the eastern plains, especially in prairie dog colonies where burrows provide excellent cover. The species inhabits a variety of other ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=050123 ADW: Sylvilagus audubonii: Information This species is found mainly in arid regions, giving it the common name desert cottontail. It can also inhabit woodlands and grasslands, and it ranges in elevation from sea level animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sylvilagus_audubonii.html Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) DESCRIPTION: Wt=2 lbs (900 grams). Overall brownish-gray, with a rufous-colored nape. Its ears are longer than most cottontails, but shorter than jackrabbits. wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecol109/animals/mamm_deco.htm Lewis and Clark as Naturalists The desert cottontail was described in a scientific report in 1858 by Spencer F. Baird, the second Secretary of the Smithsonian after Joseph Henry. www.mnh.si.edu/lewisandclark/species.cfm?id=193 Sylvilagus audubonii Order: Lagomorpha; Family: Leporidae (Rabbits and Hares) Species: Sylvilagus audubonii (sill-vih-LAG-us awe-doo-BON-ee-eye) Common English Names: Desert Cottontail museum.utep.edu/chih/theland/animals/mammals/sylaud.htm
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