Drawing of Lepus nuttallii (now Sylvilagus nuttallii) in its original scientific description
Date 1837
Source John Bachman: Observations on the different species of hares (genus Lepus) inhabiting the United States and Canada. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7, 1837; S. 282-361. (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/79407#page/324/mode/1up)
Author John Bachman
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepus_nutallii_Bachmann_1837.jpg

The mountain cottontail or Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in Canada and the United States. The mountain cottontail is a small rabbit but its size is relatively large for the genus of cottontail rabbits. The rabbits remain active all year. When spooked a rabbit will run a couple meters then hide and freeze with ears erect, if further pursued the rabbit will hop away in a semicircular path to try and trick the predator.

Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Sylvilagus
Species: Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837)