Mountain cottontail

Mountain cottontail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species:
S. nuttallii
Binomial name
Sylvilagus nuttallii
(Bachman, 1837)
Mountain cottontail range
Mountain cottontail in snow.

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.

  1. ^ Smith, A.T.; Brown, D.E. (2019). "Sylvilagus nuttallii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41300A45192243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41300A45192243.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.