#0269 · 🦊 mammals

Mountain Cottontail

🇳🇱 Bergkatoenstaartkonijn ·Sylvilagus nuttallii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The mountain cottontail or Nuttall's cottontail ( Sylvilagus nuttallii ) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,116iNaturalist observations
weight 790 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
10,116 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 790 g.
Scientifically named by John Bachman in 1837 (189 years ago).