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The Davis Mountains cottontail, robust cottontail or Holzner's cottontail (Sylvilagus holzneri) is a species of cottontail rabbit native to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Holzner Cottontail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sylvilagus nuttallii
- Sylvilagus audubonii
- Sylvilagus hondurensis
- Sylvilagus floridanus
- Sylvilagus cunicularius
- Sylvilagus yucatanicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Sylvilagus
- Species
- Sylvilagus holzneri
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