Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 7,494
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States, from Virginia to the lower Florida Keys. Being a small brown rabbit, it is similar in appearance to the widespread eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), but is characterized by its smaller ears, legs, and tail, as well as its grayish-brown underparts. Marsh rabbits are common throughout their range, except for in the Everglades, where the invasive Burmese python has reduced their numbers, and the lower Florida Keys, where the…
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Marsh rabbit”.