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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
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MammalsIn Columbiana County, Ohio

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890)

Eastern Cottontail in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Genus
Sylvilagus
Near Columbiana County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
  • Recorded, season not shown (25)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Cottontail by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Athens County53 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County102 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County397 · Season shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County54 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County409 · Season shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County215 · Season shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County124 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County52 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County74 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County49 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County80 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County381 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Columbiana County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 27 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Columbiana County · records of all species each week, 5,719 in all

Records per week from 27 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Eastern Cottontail in Columbiana County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern CottontailYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100012
Jan 11–17007
Jan 18–24001
Jan 25–310016
Feb 1–7004
Feb 8–140041
Feb 15–21009
Feb 22–280027
Mar 1–72128
Mar 8–141125
Mar 15–211155
Mar 22–282194
Mar 29 – Apr 40082
Apr 5–112197
Apr 12–1800159
Apr 19–2500183
Apr 26 – May 221207
May 3–900213
May 10–1622187
May 17–2300332
May 24–3033201
May 31 – Jun 600200
Jun 7–1311166
Jun 14–2000159
Jun 21–2700174
Jun 28 – Jul 400248
Jul 5–1122234
Jul 12–1833306
Jul 19–2511188
Jul 26 – Aug 132262
Aug 2–811139
Aug 9–1500157
Aug 16–2211165
Aug 23–2900117
Aug 30 – Sep 500171
Sep 6–1200126
Sep 13–1900197
Sep 20–260099
Sep 27 – Oct 300100
Oct 4–1000102
Oct 11–170094
Oct 18–240077
Oct 25–310039
Nov 1–70045
Nov 8–140050
Nov 15–210025
Nov 22–280028
Nov 29 – Dec 50022
Dec 6–120012
Dec 13–190012
Dec 20–260014
Dec 27 – Jan 20011

In Ohio

Late March to early October, middle week Jun 21–27

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 4,087 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,597 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Eastern Cottontail in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern CottontailYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10976,211
Jan 11–17535,146
Jan 18–241364,645
Jan 25–311454,698
Feb 1–71676,023
Feb 8–141975,888
Feb 15–211565,436
Feb 22–281776,846
Mar 1–72478,321
Mar 8–1418610,384
Mar 15–2124812,620
Mar 22–2836913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 451819,661
Apr 5–1165926,860
Apr 12–1885939,925
Apr 19–251101041,623
Apr 26 – May 2162856,391
May 3–91821052,952
May 10–16228953,785
May 17–23204957,698
May 24–30186954,651
May 31 – Jun 61781053,099
Jun 7–13182953,700
Jun 14–20159956,625
Jun 21–271811055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42201058,477
Jul 5–111871061,336
Jul 12–181871064,722
Jul 19–251811069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1166959,416
Aug 2–81211059,712
Aug 9–151111055,994
Aug 16–22911054,328
Aug 23–29921051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5721057,167
Sep 6–1275959,075
Sep 13–1953954,543
Sep 20–2661845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 354943,180
Oct 4–1042937,841
Oct 11–1732930,824
Oct 18–2426921,156
Oct 25–3119619,021
Nov 1–720714,172
Nov 8–1416812,621
Nov 15–211177,965
Nov 22–281478,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51346,083
Dec 6–12536,004
Dec 13–19945,423
Dec 20–261785,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2958,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis100 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Raccoon Procyon lotor20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 4,011 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed78%49%
Farmland11%11%
Forest9%31%
Wetland2%5%
Barren0.3%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.3%0.9%
Open water0.3%3%

From 2,187 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

4,087 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.