. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Mammals. 1972 ARMSTRONG: COLORADAN MAMMALS 85 (DMNH). LA PLATA COUNTY: 21 mi. N Bayfield, 1 (AMNH); Fort Lewis, 1 (WC); East Animas (not found), 1 (WSC). ARCHULETA COUNTY: Deep Canon, 2 (UNM); Navajo Paver, 3 (DMNH); sec. 18, T. 32 N, R. 4 W, 1 (UNM). CONEJOS COUNTY: Conejos River, 8250 ft., 1 (USNM); Conejos River, 8600 ft., 1 (USNM). COSTILLA COUNTY: Mount Baldy, near Fort Garland, 3 (1 MCZ, 2 USNM). Additional records: JEFFERSON COUNTY: Buffalo Creek P. O. (Nelson, 1909:210). PARK COUNTY: northwestern South Park (J. A. Allen, 1874:58); Mount Lincoln (B
. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Mammals. 1972 ARMSTRONG: COLORADAN MAMMALS 85 (DMNH). LA PLATA COUNTY: 21 mi. N Bayfield, 1 (AMNH); Fort Lewis, 1 (WC); East Animas (not found), 1 (WSC). ARCHULETA COUNTY: Deep Canon, 2 (UNM); Navajo Paver, 3 (DMNH); sec. 18, T. 32 N, R. 4 W, 1 (UNM). CONEJOS COUNTY: Conejos River, 8250 ft., 1 (USNM); Conejos River, 8600 ft., 1 (USNM). COSTILLA COUNTY: Mount Baldy, near Fort Garland, 3 (1 MCZ, 2 USNM). Additional records: JEFFERSON COUNTY: Buffalo Creek P. O. (Nelson, 1909:210). PARK COUNTY: northwestern South Park (J. A. Allen, 1874:58); Mount Lincoln (Blake and Blake, 1969: 35). GUNNISON COUNTY (Durrant and Robinson, 1962:243): Dry Gulch, 3/4 mi. above Gunnison River, 7470 ft.; Dry Gulch at Gunnison River; Cebotta Creek. TELLER COUNTY: Florissant (Nelson, loc. ctt.). EL PASO COUNTY: Dead Lake Divide (Nel- son, loc. cit.). SAGUACHE COUNTY: Medano Pass (Nelson, loc. cit.). MONTEZUMA COUNTY: Weth- erill Mesa, 2 mi. NNW Rock Springs, 7900 ft., Mesa Verde National Park (Anderson, 1961:40). CONEJOS COUNTY: Rio Grande (Coues and Yarrow, 1875: 128). COSTILLA COUNTY: Fort Garland (Coues and Yarrow, loc. cit.). Sylvilagus audubonii Desert Cottontail The desert cottontail occurs throughout much of semiarid western North America. In Colorado, Sylvilagus audubonii is found state- wide at elevations below about 6500 to 7000 feet. The highest elevations from which specimens were examined are about 7500 feet in the Arkansas River Valley, and various points in the San Luis Valley at about 7700 feet. Preferred habitat of the desert cottontail in western Colorado is brushlands and wood- land-edge situations in canyons, in valleys, or on mesas. In the east, similar habitats are utilized where available, but the species also occurs in more open country where cover may be minimal. Abandoned burrows of badgers, prairie dogs, or even pocket gophers (Vaughan, 1961) may be utilized. Dice (1929) described attempts to breed Coloradan cottontails in capt
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