Audubon's Cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii, Leporidae

Also known as the Desert Cottontail, this rabbit is buff-brown above and white below. It has moderately long ears. It is active yearlong. It is primarily crepuscular, but occasionally is active by day or night. It uses small, scattered patches of dense scrub for cover and patches of scrub edged with a herbaceous cover for foraging. It occupies riparian woodland communities.