Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen, 1890)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Sylvilagus |
| Species | Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen, 1890) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Lauderdale
- Kentucky
- Wayne
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- New Jersey
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- SU Unrankable
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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