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Is a desert cottontail a desert animal?
yes the desert cottontail is a desert animal.
What color is the desert cottontail?
the desert cottontail is a beige and grayish color combined
Where in the Sonoran Desert does the cottontail live?
The desert cottontail can be found in woodlands, grasslands, creosote brush and desert areas of the Sonoran Desert.
What are the desert cottontail's enemies?
Almost any carnivorous animal in the desert will eat a cottontail - coyotes, foxes, bobcats, cougars.
What kind of rabbits live in the desert?
Desert cottontail rabbits are commonly found in desert regions. They are well adapted to hot and arid environments, with features such as their light fur color and large ears to dissipate heat. These rabbits are important to desert ecosystems as prey species and for seed dispersal.
Is the desert cottontail rabbit endangered?
No, but people still hunt them.
How does Desert CottonTail Rabbit fit in the food web?
Usually carnivorous animals that live in he desert
What animal looks like a rabbit but is grey and has long tail?
Desert Cottontail
The desert cottontail is coprophagous meaning it consumes what?
It has been known to eat feces.
What is 'cottontail rabbit' when translated from English to Latin?
The "Sylvilagus" genus enjoys 17 lagomorph species (with 17 Latin-language binomial designations). So the Desert cottontail is "Sylvilagus audubonii", while the Eastern cottontail is "Sylvilagus floridanus". The Appalachian cottontail (or Allegheny cottontail) is "Sylvilagus obscuras", while the Swamp rabbit is "Sylvilagus aquaticus".
What are other names desert cottontails are known by?
Many species of cottontail are commonly referred to as, "Jack-rabbits."
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Desert cottontail?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Sylvilagus audubonii.
