Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yucatan 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 cunicularius
- Sylvilagus brasiliensis
- Sylvilagus hondurensis
- Lepus brachyurus
- Sylvilagus holzneri
- Lepus nigricollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Sylvilagus
- Species
- Sylvilagus yucatanicus
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