The eastern cottontail is a typical rabbit with long ears and hind legs ... The eastern cottontail is smaller than the snowshoe hare and does not develop a white winter coat. The New England ...

Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. Hares are larger than rabbits ... The name was later shortened to jackrabbit. Black-tailed jackrabbits are a common hare that inhabit American deserts ...

There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most common. This ubiquitous animal can be found from Canada to South America and, in the United States ...