Mammals

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Living

Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.

Warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their young on milk.

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Classification

Common name
Eastern Cottontail
Browse group
Mammals
Scientific name or taxon
Sylvilagus floridanus
Taxon rank
species
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Genus
Sylvilagus
Source classification
Mammalia

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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