The eastern cottontail has speckled brown-gray fur above, reddish-brown fur around its neck and shoulders and lighter fur around its nose and on its undersides. It has big eyes and a tail that is puffy white on the underside. The number one way of identifying them is by their face and body shape. They are slender, with a thin build, long skinny legs, more wedge-shaped head, well-defined jaw and less cheeky.