Family Leporidae

Taxon ID: 27178

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 4 taxa in Family Leporidae spanning 2 genera.

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MBP has 2,223 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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A Snowshoe Hare found in Baxter State Park, Maine (7/3/2010).

Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) - Media by Jim Brighton.

An Eastern Cottontail in Charles Co., Maryland (6/18/2006)

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Bill Hubick.

Appalachian Cottontail in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

An Eastern Cottontail in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/4/2017).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Emily Carter Mitchell. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Dany Sloan, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Dany Sloan via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/11/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. View Record

An Eastern Cottontail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2018).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Maddie Koenig. View Record

Appalachian Cottontail in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2020). (c) laurabankey, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by laurabankey via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Dan Small. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Dan Small. View Record

An Eastern Cottontail in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/22/2016).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Barbara Speckart. View Record

A Black-tailed Jackrabbit in Parker Canyon, Arizona (8/4/2008).

Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) - Media by Bill Hubick.

Eastern Cottontail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/16/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). No rights reserved.

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. View Record

Young Eastern Cottontails in Washington Co., Maryland (7/8/2015). (c) wrmiller74, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by wrmiller74 via iNaturalist. View Record

A young Eastern Cottontail in Howard Co., Maryland (5/18/2014).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Maddie Koenig. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/8/2007).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/18/2022). No rights reserved.

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/15/2014). (c) bobgeary, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by bobgeary via iNaturalist. View Record

An Eastern Cottontail in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Tyler Bell. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Jim Moore. View Record

Eastern Cottontail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/14/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) - Media by Jim Moore. View Record

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