Mexican cottontail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mexican cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius Least concern

Where the Mexican cottontail lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 122 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

Scientific name	Sylvilagus cunicularius
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Mexican cottontail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican cottontail in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican cottontail endangered?

The Mexican cottontail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican cottontail?

The Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Sylvilagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican cottontail

The Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is a species of cottontail rabbit that is endemic to southern Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests and pastureland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican cottontail (revision 1330973742), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1575984 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).