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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Mountain CottontailEducational resources on Mountain CottontailMountain Cottontail or Sylvilagus nuttallii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Mountain Cottontail Mountain Cottontail Order: Lagomorpha Order Description: Lagomorphs Family: Leporidae Family Description: Rabbits and Hares imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Lagom/moco/moco.htm NDIS Mountain Cottontail Wildlife Page Habitat: They are found in montane shrublands and semidesert shrublands and on the edges of piñon-juniper woodlands and montane and subalpine forests. ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=050130 NDIS Mountain Cottontail Hunting Page Habitat: They are found in montane shrublands and semidesert shrublands and on the edges of piñon-juniper woodlands and montane and subalpine forests. ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingspx.asp?SpCode=050130 North American Mammals: Sylvilagus nuttallii At dawn and dusk in the mountainous regions of the western United States, the Mountain Cottontail forages for sagebrush, western juniper, and grasses, almost always close to cover. www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=370 Mountain Cottontail Frame Order: Lagomorpha Order Description: Lagomorphs Family: Leporidae Family Description: Rabbits and Hares imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Lagom/moco/mocofrm.htm ADW: Sylvilagus nuttallii: Information The mountain cottontail lives mostly in the western part of the United States. Its range is bordered in the east by Montana’s eastern border, in the west by the Sierra Nevada animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sylvilagus_nuttallii.html Mountain Cottontail Mountain Cottontail . Photo by Don Streubel imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Lagom/moco/mocoi.htm Mountain Cottontail Map Mountain Cottontail ... Habitat: Bobcats are most common in the rocky, broken terrain of foothills and imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Lagom/moco/mocomap.htm NDIS Bobcat Hunting Page Mountain Cottontail ... Habitat: Bobcats are most common in the rocky, broken terrain of foothills and ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingspx.asp?SpCode=050025 NDIS White-tailed Jackrabbit Hunting Page Mountain Cottontail ... Habitat: This is mostly a species of open country: prairie, open parkland, and ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingspx.asp?SpCode=050138
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