Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Cottontail

Sylvilagus cunicularius

Spanish: Conejo mexicano

Mexican Cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius)
Photographed by ardilla_negra on iNaturalist · taken in C.U., Ciudad de México, CDMX, México, not near La Saladita

The Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is endemic to Mexico where its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests and pastureland.

TaxonomyMammalia › Lagomorpha › Leporidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records1,242 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Mexican Cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/sylvilagus-cunicularius/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.