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		<title>The Omilteme Cottontail</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-omilteme-cottontail/" title="The Omilteme Cottontail" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/oc1b-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Omilteme cottontail" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/oc1b-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/oc1b-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/oc1b-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Omilteme cottontail, aka Omiltemi cottontail or conejo de Omiltemi, is only found in Guerrero, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. These cottontails face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood harvesting; hunting; and trapping. The IUCN lists these [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Eastern Cottontail</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-eastern-cottontail/" title="The Eastern Cottontail" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ec1a-300x130.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="eastern cottontail" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ec1a-300x130.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ec1a-800x347.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ec1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The eastern cottontail is the most commonly found species of rabbit in North America. These lagomorphs can be found in Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. They prefer open grassy areas, clearings, and old fields with abundant green grasses, herbs, &#38; nearby shrubs or hedges for [&#8230;]</p>
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