Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
The desert cottontail lives in arid scrub, grassland, deserts, and open brush from the southwestern United States into northern Mexico. It stays close to cover, relying on stillness and sudden zigzag sprints to escape coyotes, hawks, snakes, and other predators. Its diet is mostly grasses, herbs, cactus pads, bark, and other tough desert plants. Unlike many rabbits, it can often survive on moisture from food rather than drinking frequently.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Desert Cottontail Kit
- Desert Cottontail