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Brush Rabbit

Sylvilagus bachmani

Classification

Family
Leporidae

The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani), or western brush rabbit, or Californian brush rabbit, is a species of cottontail rabbit found in western coastal regions of North America, from the Columbia River in Oregon to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Its range extends as far east as the eastern sides of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. Description and taxonomy The brush rabbit is a small rabbit with short legs and a short tail.

Distribution

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