Common name
Eastern Cottontail; Cottontail Rabbit
Territories
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Not established in the wild. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).);
Habitat
1. Forest
- 1.4. Forest – Temperate
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 1.7. Forest – Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation above high tide level
- 1.8. Forest – Subtropical/tropical swamp
- 1.9. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist montane
14. Artificial - Terrestrial
- 14.1. Artificial - Terrestrial – Arable Land
- 14.2. Artificial - Terrestrial – Pastureland
- 14.3. Artificial - Terrestrial – Plantations
16. Introduced Vegetation
2. Savanna
- 2.2. Savanna - Moist
3. Shrubland
- 3.4. Shrubland –Temperate
- 3.6. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical moist
- 3.7. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
4. Grassland
- 4.5. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 4.6. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical seasonally wet/flooded
- 4.7. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical high altitude
5. Wetlands (inland)
- 5.7. Wetlands (inland) – Permanent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
- 5.8. Wetlands (inland) – Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools (under 8 ha)
6. Rocky Areas (e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks)
8. Desert
- 8.1. Desert – Hot
Ecological impact detail
Major. Competes with native lagomorphs (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72446-9_11), grazing and changes of plant communities. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown));
Human health impact detail
Minimal. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown));
References
Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).;