Eastern cottontail
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The eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is the most common rabbit species in North America.
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Eastern cottontail[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Lagomorpha |
Family: | Leporidae |
Genus: | Sylvilagus |
Species: | S. floridanus |
Binomial name | |
Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890) | |
Eastern cottontail range (includes range of S. holzneri) |
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