#mammalmonday. We have a desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) today. Santa Clara County, California. Fun fact: Unlike the European rabbits they do not form social burrow systems but they are tolerant of other individuals in their vicinity
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#wildlife
#rabbits
#lagomorphs
#leporids
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Rabbits And Hares Rabbits and hares belong to the leporidae family of mammals. There are approximately 60 species of rabbit and hare in the leporidae family. Leporids range in mass from 1.4 lbs in pygmy rabbits to 11 l...

#Rabbits and #hares can be found throughout the world with very few exceptions. The term ‘true hares’ includes hares and jackrabbits and comprises those species in the genus Lepus; all remaining species are referred to as rabbits.
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