Brush rabbit
Sylvilagus bachmani (Waterhouse, 1839)
The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 643.2 g to 711.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brush rabbit
- Weight
- 643.2 g – 711.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 27.2 days – 30 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 5.07 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.88src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the brush rabbit live?
Not recorded
What is the brush rabbit?
The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani), or western brush rabbit, or Californian brush rabbit, is a species of cottontail rabbit found in western coastal regions of North America, from the Columbia River in Oregon to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Its range extends as far east as the eastern sides of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
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Is the brush rabbit endangered?
The brush rabbit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the brush rabbit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderLagomorpha
- familyLeporidae
- genusSylvilagus
- SpeciesSylvilagus bachmani (Waterhouse, 1839)
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Riparian brush rabbitEnglish
- Riparian brush rabbitEnglish
- králík drobnýCzech
- StrauchkaninchenGerman
- Κουνέλι-βούρτσαGreek
- Conejo matorraleroSpanish
- pensaskaniiniFinnish
- Lapin de BachmanFrench
- nyugat-amerikai üreginyúlHungarian
- ブラシウサギJapanese
- Kalifornijas trusisLatvian
- BuskkaninNorwegian Bokmål
- Californische BachmankonijnDutch
- królak zaroślowyPolish
- Coelho-do-chaparralPortuguese
- Калифорнийский кроликRussian
- 粗尾棉尾兔Chinese
Relatives of the brush rabbit
Other species in the same genus Sylvilagus.
Eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Swamp rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
Common tapeti
Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Desert cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
Mountain cottontail
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Marsh rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
CompareBrush rabbit vs Eastern cottontailBrush rabbit vs Swamp rabbitBrush rabbit vs Common tapetiBrush rabbit vs Desert cottontail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brush rabbit?
An adult brush rabbit weighs 643.2 g – 711.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brush rabbit endangered?
The brush rabbit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long is the brush rabbit pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 27.2 days – 30 days.
What kind of animal is the brush rabbit?
The brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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