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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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Marsh rabbit (Wikidata)
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Marsh rabbit (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
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.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
- 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..."
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
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