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Marsh rabbit

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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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Sylvilagus palustris 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Leporidae, Taxa
Source Marsh rabbit (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Marsh rabbit (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
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..."
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3. 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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