Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 - lagomorphs
       Family Leporidae Batsch, 1788 - hares and rabbits
         Genus Sylvilagus Gray, 1867 - cottontails
           Subgenus Sylvilagus Gray, 1867
             Sylvilagus audubonii (Baird, 1858) - desert cottontail
               [Sylvilagus audubonii audubonii]ᵀ (Baird, 1858)