Sylvilagus floridanus

The eastern cottontail is a rabbit native to North and South America. It is invasive to New England and Europe.
Subspecies:
* North of Mexico
** Sylvilagus floridanus alacer
** Sylvilagus floridanus chapmani
** Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus
** Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus
* Mexico and Central America
** Sylvilagus floridanus aztecus
** Sylvilagus floridanus connectens
** Sylvilagus floridanus hondurensis
** Sylvilagus floridanus macrocorpus
** Sylvilagus floridanus orizabae
** Sylvilagus floridanus yucatanicus
* South of Isthmus of Panama
** Sylvilagus floridanus avius
** Sylvilagus floridanus cumanicus
** Sylvilagus floridanus margaritae
** Sylvilagus floridanus nigronuchalis
** Sylvilagus floridanus orinoci
** Sylvilagus floridanus purgatus
** Sylvilagus floridanus superciliaris
== Religion ==
In A Dictionary Of The Osage Language by Francis la Flesche, the rabbit has several unique words to describe various actions towards it (such as a unique word for "holding down a rabbit"). The "cottontail" is specifically said to be the rabbit in Osage mythology and folklore.A Dictionary of the Osage Language by Francis La Flesche, page 102.
== References ==
Category:Cottontails
Category:Rabbits