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Mountain Cottontail

Sylvilagus nuttallii

The Mountain Cottontail is a small, fluffy rabbit that loves to hop around in the wild. With its big ears and soft fur, it's a delightful sight in the mountains and meadows.

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The Mountain Cottontail has grizzled grayish-brown fur on its back and sides, blending to a bright white belly. Its most distinctive feature is its fluffy white tail, visible when it runs, and it possesses relatively shorter ears compared to many other rabbit species.

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Mountain Cottontail
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Mountain Cottontail

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A cottontail can communicate danger by thumping its powerful hind feet loudly on the ground.

Baby cottontails are born blind and helpless, relying completely on their mother for weeks!

Mountain Cottontails sometimes eat their own soft droppings to get extra nutrients from plants.

These rabbits often use abandoned burrows of marmots or badgers instead of digging their own.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Coat

Mountain Cottontail has a grayish-brown fur coat that helps them blend perfectly into rocky, scrubby habitats, making them hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Zig-Zag Escape Artist

Mountain Cottontail can run in an unpredictable zig-zag pattern because of its strong hind legs, helping it evade predators quickly.

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffer

Mountain Cottontail can find food and detect danger because of its excellent sense of smell, vital for its survival in the wild.

Fähigkeit

Keen Hearing

Mountain Cottontail has large ears that can rotate, helping them pinpoint the exact location of quiet sounds, like a predator approaching.

Maße und Details

Länge
35-39 cm
Gewicht
0.7-1.2 kg
Lebenserwartung
1-5 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Wurfgröße
3-8
Tragzeit
28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These plant-eaters munch on many types of vegetation found in their mountain homes.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasses
  • Sagebrush leaves
  • Forbs
  • Twigs
  • Bark

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

A common predator in its range.

eaten by

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Preys on rabbits and small mammals.

eaten by

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Hunts from the sky, a swift threat.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Another aerial predator, common in habitat.

eats

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

A key food source, especially in winter.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a rabbit, watch quietly from a distance so you don't scare it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Mountain Cottontail?

35-39 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mountain Cottontail?

0.7-1.2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mountain Cottontail?

1-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mountain Cottontail?

35 km/h

Was frisst Mountain Cottontail?

These plant-eaters munch on many types of vegetation found in their mountain homes.

Wo findet man Mountain Cottontail normalerweise?

Mountain regions

Wie jagt Mountain Cottontail?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Mountain Cottontail?

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