What is Eastern cottontail?
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]]. ==Sub-species of the Eastern cottontail== *''Sylvilagus floridanus alacer'' - found north of Mexico.<ref>Bangs, 1896, 'Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the world', Bucknell University, https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500332</ref> *''Sylvilagus floridanus ammophilus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus avius'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus aztecus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus chapmani'' - found north of Mexico.<ref>Allen, J., 1899, Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the World, Bucknell University, https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500333</ref> *''Sylvilagus floridanus chiapensis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus cognatus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus connectens'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus continentis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus costaricensis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus cumanicus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus hesperius'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus hitchensi'' *''Sylvilagus flordanus holzneri'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus hondurensis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus llanensis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus margaritae'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus nelsoni'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus nigronuchalis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus orinoci'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus orizabae'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus paulsoni'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus purgatus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus restrictus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus russatus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus similis'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus subcinctus'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus superciliaris'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus valenciae'' *''Sylvilagus floridanus yucatanicus'' ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Lagomorphs]] [[Category:Mammals of North America]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]]