Royalty-free images by Mike1 — No. 159 of over 1200 images
Mountain cottontail at Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyoming, August 28, 2007
Mountain cottontail2
The mountain cottontail or Nuttall’s cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.
A small rabbit, its size is relatively large for the genus. Hind legs are long; the feet are densely covered with long hair. Ears are relatively short and rounded at the tips; the inner surfaces are noticeably haired. It has pale brown fur on the back, a distinct pale brown nape on the back of the head, black-tipped ears, a white-grey tail, and a white underside. The brown nape on the back of the head is a smaller size from than that of the Snowshoe Hare, helping to distinguish the two separate species from each other.
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- “Mountain Cottontail.” Wikipedia, as edited June 17, 2021. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org… Mountain_cottontail.
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