Robust cottontail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Robust cottontail Sylvilagus robustus Vulnerable

Where the robust 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 60 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rabbits, hares & pikas on the world map

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

Where does the robust cottontail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the robust cottontail in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

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 robust cottontail endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the robust cottontail?

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

About the robust cottontail

The Davis Mountains cottontail, robust cottontail or Holzner's cottontail (Sylvilagus holzneri) is a species of cottontail rabbit native to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Robust cottontail (revision 1330112034), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194815 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).