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Sylvilagus

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Noun1.Sylvilagus - North American rabbitsSylvilagus - North American rabbits              
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits
cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit - a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


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Number Species trapped Diclelphis virginiana (Opossum) 629 Procyon lotor (Raccoon) 333 Lynx rufus (Bobcat) 62 Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk) 33 Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) 20 Canis latrans (Coyote) 18 Canis familiaris (Domestic Dog) 2 Felis catus (Domestic Cat) 1 Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray Fox) 1 Vulpes vulges (Red Fox) 1 Sciurus carolinensis (Grey Squirrel) 1 Sciurus niger (Fox Squirrel) 1 Table 3.
Known as sylvilagus palustris hefneri in honour of the man who is better known for a very different type of bunny, the dark brown animals are found in the Florida Keys.
INTRODUCTION Wildlife agencies have been concerned about possible swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) declines, however swamp rabbits have tended to be one of the least studied members of Sylvilagus (Martinson et al.
 
 
 
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