Pictures and facts about the Mexican cottontail

Mexican cottontail

Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Species : Sylvilagus cunicularius

 

The Mexican cottontail is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Mexican cottontail

Mexican Cottontail or Sylvilagus cunicularius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . (Full text)

The Mexican cottontail is found in the central lowlands of the Pacific coast and in the temperate forests of central Mexico. (Full text)