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Description
Common Name: Cottontail Rabbit
Common Name Synonyms: Cottontail, American Rabbit
Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
Size: 35-50cm from head to tail-base + 3-8cm long tail = 38-58cm from head to tail. 18-25cm tall in the shoulders. Females are slightly larger than males in average
Classification: Lagomorph
Habitat: Grasslands, Savanna, Jungle, Forests
Diet: Herbivorous, diet consisted of twigs, leaves, fruits, barks, flowers, grasses, sedge fruits, rush seeds, and arthropods.
Description: A familiar rabbit that lived in eastern North America, the cottontail rabbit had long ears, large hind legs and feet, short bobbed and fluffy tail, which they have characteristics of rabbits and jackrabbits(or hares). The cottontails' arms are shorter than their legs, and the soles of their feet are covered in fur. When it comes from the name of the cotton-tail, which this rabbit hold its tail up for a retreat, also the underside of the tail is white. Unlike all rabbits, the cottontail doesn't develop a winter coat. They're territorial, When chased, it runs in a zigzag pattern, running up to 18 mph (29 km/h). The cottontail prefers an area where it can hide quickly but be out in the open. Forests, swamps, thickets, bushes, or open areas where shelter is close by are optimal habitation sites for this species. Cottontails do not dig burrows, but rather rest in a form, a shallow, scratched-out depression in a clump of grass or under brush. Unsure if the cottontails' social unit was poorly known? The Earth predators of the cottontails are cats, dogs, red and grey foxes, coyotes, bobcats, weasels, raccoons, owls, hawks, ravens, and snakes.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995

Description
Common Name: Cottontail Rabbit
Common Name Synonyms: Cottontail, American Rabbit
Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
Size: 35-50cm from head to tail-base + 3-8cm long tail = 38-58cm from head to tail. 18-25cm tall in the shoulders. Females are slightly larger than males in average
Classification: Lagomorph
Habitat: Grasslands, Savanna, Jungle, Forests
Diet: Herbivorous, diet consisted of twigs, leaves, fruits, barks, flowers, grasses, sedge fruits, rush seeds, and arthropods.
Description: A familiar rabbit that lived in eastern North America, the cottontail rabbit had long ears, large hind legs and feet, short bobbed and fluffy tail, which they have characteristics of rabbits and jackrabbits(or hares). The cottontails' arms are shorter than their legs, and the soles of their feet are covered in fur. When it comes from the name of the cotton-tail, which this rabbit hold its tail up for a retreat, also the underside of the tail is white. Unlike all rabbits, the cottontail doesn't develop a winter coat. They're territorial, When chased, it runs in a zigzag pattern, running up to 18 mph (29 km/h). The cottontail prefers an area where it can hide quickly but be out in the open. Forests, swamps, thickets, bushes, or open areas where shelter is close by are optimal habitation sites for this species. Cottontails do not dig burrows, but rather rest in a form, a shallow, scratched-out depression in a clump of grass or under brush. Unsure if the cottontails' social unit was poorly known? The Earth predators of the cottontails are cats, dogs, red and grey foxes, coyotes, bobcats, weasels, raccoons, owls, hawks, ravens, and snakes.

Art (C) Shawn Brunner ,aka Patchi1995