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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail 



ABBREVIATION : 
SYFL

COMMON NAMES : 
   eastern cottontail
   cottontail rabbit
   Florida cottontail


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for eastern cottontail is
Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen) [9,10,28,48].  Chapman and others
[10] listed 35 accepted subspecies, the majority of which occur in
Mexico.  It has been remarked that extensive transplantation of eastern
cottontails throughout this century has rendered subspecific
designations somewhat meaningless, particularly in eastern North
America.  The type subspecies locale is Florida [11].


ORDER : 
Lagomorpha

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, August 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Sylvilagus floridanus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail