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DESERT COTTONTAIL

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus Black-tailed jackrabbit


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Cool spotting! I agree with Ashley on this ID. The shape of the head and body, length of the ears and where the eyes sit all say that this is a Hare species.

Here are a couple of links with images of Desert Cottontail for comparison: http://www.desertusa.com/animals/desert-...
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/desertc...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_cott...

Andres Mendoza
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Andres Mendoza

ABQ, New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Apr 30, 2015
Submitted on Apr 30, 2015

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