Eastern cottontail

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q774716
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Eastern cottontail

Summary

Eastern cottontail is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,353 views/month, #1,216 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern cottontail's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eastern cottontail is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eastern cottontail's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Eastern cottontail belongs to the parent taxon Sylvilagus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Eastern cottontail is Sylvilagus floridanus[7].
  • Eastern cottontail's Commons category is recorded as Sylvilagus floridanus[8].
  • Eastern cottontail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sylvilagus floridanus[9].
  • Eastern cottontail's Commons gallery is recorded as Sylvilagus floridanus[10].
  • Eastern cottontail's original combination is recorded as Lepus floridanus[11].
  • Eastern cottontail's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • Eastern cottontail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. floridanus'}[13].
  • Eastern cottontail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern cottontail'}[14].
  • Eastern cottontail is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo Castellano'}[15].
  • Eastern cottontail is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Cottontail'}[16].
  • Eastern cottontail is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Florida-Waldkaninchen'}[17].
  • Eastern cottontail is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'belorepi kunec'}[18].
  • Eastern cottontail's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+40'}[19].
  • Eastern cottontail's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.134'}[20].
  • Eastern cottontail's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.244'}[21].
  • Eastern cottontail's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+27'}[22].
  • Eastern cottontail's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Eastern cottontail's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4.35'}[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eastern cottontail is Sylvilagus floridanus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sylvilagus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo Castellano'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Florida-Waldkaninchen'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'belorepi kunec'}[18].

Identifiers

Eastern cottontail's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43111[25]. Eastern cottontail's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9988[26]. Eastern cottontail's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 976910[27]. Eastern cottontail's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436886[28]. Eastern cottontail's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180124[29].

Why It Matters

Eastern cottontail ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,353 views/month, #1,216 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Q140355365. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Sylvilagus floridanus. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Sylvilagus floridanus. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Sylvilagus floridanus. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Sylvilagus floridanus. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 41
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es',
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern cottontail'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo Castellano'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Cottontail'} +2
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
  2. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern cottontail'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo Castellano'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Cottontail'} +2
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1843]]: belorepi kunec"
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