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. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water.

The marsh rabbit is a slightly smaller, darker version of the more familiar eastern cottontail rabbit, which is best known for its conspicuous cotton puff tail. In contrast, the marsh rabbit has a small gray-brown tail.

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. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water.

Marsh Rabbit. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Sylvilagus. Species. Sylvilagus palustris. Identification Numbers. TSN: 180120. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

2020年10月11日 · Marsh rabbit, Spend most of its time hiding from predators in the daylight, taking advantage of abandoned burrows of other animals.

As the name implies, the marsh rabbit is found only in undisturbed marsh. They will inhabit salt and brackish marsh but prefer freshwater. Unlike other rabbits, their distribution is determined by the availability of water.

Marsh rab­bits are medium-sized rab­bits with short, rounded ears and small feet. The head and tail is smaller than those of eas­ten cot­ton­tail rab­bits (Sylvi­la­gus flori­danus). Marsh rab­bits are dark brown to red­dish brown with a dark belly.

2020年10月28日 · 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. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water.

Marsh rabbits are quite secretive. They live in thick bottomlands and swamps and are active primarily at night. Marsh rabbits are medium-sized with coarse, dark brown fur, and smaller feet than many other species of rabbits.

2023年8月18日 · Scientific Name: Sylvilagus palustris palustris. Classification: Mammalia, Order Lagomorpha, Family Leporidae. This rabbit is about the size of the eastern cottontail, with relatively short legs and small, slender, orange-buff or reddish-buff feet and a rather dark buffy-brown to reddish-brown dorsum.