Eastern cottontail
| Eastern cottontail | |
|---|---|
| Sylvilagus floridanus in New Jersey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. floridanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890) | |
| Eastern cottontail range (includes range of S. holzneri) | |
The eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is the most common rabbit species in North America.