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The New England cottontail is a medium-sized rabbit almost identical to the eastern cottontail. [8] [9] The two species look nearly identical, and can only be reliably distinguished by genetic testing of tissue, through fecal samples (i.e., of rabbit pellets), or by an examination of the rabbits' skulls, which shows a key morphological distinction: the frontonasal skull sutures of eastern ...
By the 1930s, New England cottontails were still considered more numerous than the eastern cottontail, but both species were declining as farms reverted to forests; [11] found in shrubby and open areas, often in disturbed areas. Hammonasset Beach State Park has many of them; in the early evening, 30 to 40 can be found along the entrance road. [3]
The cottontail will turn the food with its nose to find the cleanest part of the vegetation (free of sand and inedible parts) to begin its meal. The only time a cottontail uses its front paws while feeding is when vegetation is above its head on a living plant, at which point the cottontail will lift its paw to bend the branch to bring the food ...
In New England, eastern cottontail home ranges average 1.4 acres (0.57 hectares) for adult males and 1.2 acres (0.49 hectares) for adult females but vary in size from 0.5 to 40 acres (0.20 to 16.19 hectares), depending on season, habitat quality, and individual. The largest ranges are occupied by adult males during the breeding season.
S. graysoni (Tres Marias cottontail) S. insonus (Omilteme cottontail) S. nuttallii (Mountain cottontail) S. obscurus (Appalachian cottontail) S. palustris (Marsh rabbit) S. robustus (Davis Mountains cottontail) S. sanctaemartae (Santa Marta tapeti) S. tapetillus (Coastal tapeti) S. transitionalis (New England cottontail)
Omilteme cottontail, Sylvilagus insonus DD; San José brush rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus CR; Marsh rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris [n 4] LC (Lower Keys marsh rabbit, S. p. hefneri: E) Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii [n 4] LC; Appalachian cottontail, Sylvilagus obscurus [n 1] NT; New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis [n 4] VU
New England states are indicated in red. There are 7 orders, 17 families, 40 genera, and 60 species represented among the mammals of New England. If extirpated, coastal, introduced, and accidental species are included these numbers increase to 8 orders, 26 families, 67 genera, and 105 species.
This is a list of mammals of Massachusetts.It includes all mammals currently living in Massachusetts, whether resident or as migrants, as well as extirpated species. For the most part, it does not include each mammal's specific habitat, but instead shows the mammal's range in the state and its abundance.