Appalachian Cottontail
Sylvilagus obscurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderLagomorpha (Lagomorphs)
- FamilyLeporidae (Conills i Llebres)
- GenusSylvilagus (Cottontail Rabbits)
- SpeciesSylvilagus obscurus (Appalachian Cottontail)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Appalachian Cottontail in Shenandoah National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Appalachian Cottontail sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Appalachian Cottontail in Shenandoah National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Appalachian Cottontail in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.