| Appalachian Cottontail | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvilagus obscurus Chapman, Cramer, Dippenaar, & Robinson, 1992 |
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| Appalachian Cottontail range | |
The Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) is a species of cottontail rabbit in the family Leporidae. It is a rare species found in upland areas of the eastern United States.[1]