Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

About Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Mammals
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae

Maximum longevity: 9.8 years (captivity) Observations: In the wild, these animals appear to live up to 5 years. In captivity, they have been reported to live more than 9 years (http://www.demogr.mpg.de/longevityrecords). One captive specimen lived 8.4 years at Tulsa Zoo (Richard Weigl 2005). There are anecdotal reports, which may be true, of one animal living 9.8 years in captivity (Steven Austad, pers. comm.). Other estimates suggest they may live over 10 years (Chapman et al. 1980), but this is unverified.
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2007-06-14

Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
2009-05-05

Elgin - Bluff Spring Fen, United States of America
2010-06-21

Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
2012-07-10

Bluestem Prairie, United States of America
2013-04-20

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America
2015-05-24

Montrose Point, United States of America