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title: "Appalachian Cottontail"
description: "Sylvilagus obscurus — Mammiferi. The Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/appalachian-cottontail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Appalachian Cottontail

> Sylvilagus obscurus — Mammiferi. The Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae.

- Scientific name: *Sylvilagus obscurus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 363
- Wikidata: [Q139716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139716)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43101](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43101)

## Names

- en: Appalachian Cottontail
- de: Appalachen-Baumwollschwanzkaninchen
- es: Conejo de los Apalaches
- nl: Appalachenkatoenstaart

## Countries with the most observations

US (171)

## Summary

The Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is a rare species found in the upland areas of the eastern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_cottontail

## Photo

![Appalachian Cottontail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/appalachian-cottontail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Roland Kays · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3494509

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/appalachian-cottontail?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).