How To Decipher a Bunny Rabbit?

As in my previous post; their are only a few ways to decipher  a hare.

First; you're going to want to determine climate, size and shape.

you can take a picture if you are quiet and don't run after the poor thing.

For me this picture is suitable for scrutiny. 

Hare

From: North Eastern America

Size: Tiny; Possible Baby, Gamecube sized

Habitat:  Large Leafy Shrubbery.

Eating Habits: Clovers and Insects

Color: Grayish-Brown

Okay; this is a good observation and picture.

but it's always good to take more then one photo.

 You never know what details you could missing.

For this hair; the possibilities have dwindles down to

two possible answers.

The New England Cottontail Rabbit

or

The Easter Cottontail Rabbit.

So how do I tell which one is which?

Easy.

Research states that:

"New England cottontails are virtually identical to eastern cottontails. The only way to tell them apart unequivocally is to view skull characteristics or by DNA analysis."

I do not kill animals to decipher them so i'll go withe cranium.

 "Generally, New England cottontails have slightly shorter ears and smaller bodies."

well I did say it was gamecube sized; but it might be a baby.... no good.

 "New England cottontails have a black spot between their ears 90% of the time (compared to 40% in eastern)."

Hmmm... it doesn't look like it has a black spot anywhere...

 "They always lack a white spot on the forehead (eastern has the white spot 43% of the time), and they have a black line on the front edge of the ear 95% of the time (easterns 40%)"

AHA! I've figured it out!

 it's an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit.

Look at that nice white dot.

Wish you well on figuring out your bunny rabbit.