The marsh rabbit is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of the coastal Eastern and Southern United States, ranging from Virginia to the lower Florida Keys. A small brown rabbit, it resembles the widespread eastern cottontail but is distinguished by its smaller ears, legs and tail, along with grayish-brown underparts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Marsh rabbit (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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.
As game and pests
With their diet of mainly aquatic plants, marsh rabbits are considered minor agricultural pests to most economically viable crops.
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- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "n development of the land. They prefer to live in marshes, swamps, and alongside coastal waters and rivers, as they are excellent swimmers. The marsh rabbit is..."
In Ecosystem: Everglades, Lead
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 subspecies known as the Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) is threatened by rising sea levels and human development of the land.
View the Source3. Marsh rabbit (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q138169 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Leporidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Sylvilagus palustris
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"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Sylvilagus palustris (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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