Sylvilagus cunicularius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius) is a species of cottontail rabbit that is endemic to southern Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests and pastureland. The Mexican cottontail was first described by the English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse in 1848 as part of his work in classifying specimens in the collection of the museum of the Zoological Society of London. In his account, Waterhouse gave a very brief description compared to those of other species, noted that the specimen was from a population in Mexico (which was given as its type locality), and stated that its scientific name, Lepus cunicularius, was attributed to the German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein had written in 1830 about the Mexican cottontail very briefly, stating that the species described as Lepus cunicularius was a burrowing rabbit that differed from European rabbits in size, color, and proportions, and could be named the "white-breasted rabbit" (weifsbrüstige Kaninchen). Mammalogist Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. gave the Mexican cottontail its current genus, Sylvilagus, in 1904, though he provided only the names... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Cottontail sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Cottontail in Mexico City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mexican Cottontail sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Cottontail is recorded against all the mammals logged in Mexico City (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
