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Cottontail Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern cottontail - Wikipedia


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8 Comments

thornton9
thornton9 4 years ago

I used to have baby bunnies but one day their mother came back for them so we couldn't keep them.😥

thornton4
thornton4 4 years ago

My family hunts rabbits.

cole22
cole22 4 years ago

I rescueed baby bunnys and kept them

swain8
swain8 4 years ago

How cool

swain3
swain3 4 years ago

IT IS SO CUTE I LOVE IT

swain10
swain10 4 years ago

That is a cute bunny.😂😂😂

swain23
swain23 4 years ago

It's so cute! I love rabbits!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 4 years ago

Hi Leo, this is a great image! The scientific name you have on your spotting is for the European Wild Rabbit (and also all domestic rabbits). Cottontails are from a different genus (see ID suggestion above). They are cute critters!

Leo4
Spotted by
Leo4

USA

Spotted on May 1, 2019
Submitted on May 1, 2019

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