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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. It is similar in appearance to the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) but is characterized by smaller ears, legs, and ...
Sylvilagus palustris hefneri, also known commonly as the Lower Keys marsh rabbit, is an endangered subspecies of marsh rabbit in the family Leporidae. The subspecies is named after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner .
Sylvilagus incitatus: San Miguel Island, Panama Omilteme cottontail: Sylvilagus insonus: Guerrero, Mexico Nicefor's tapeti: Sylvilagus nicefori: Colombia Marsh rabbit: Sylvilagus palustris: southeastern United States Suriname tapeti: Sylvilagus parentum: western Suriname Colombian tapeti: Sylvilagus salentus: Colombia Santa Marta tapeti ...
Genus Sylvilagus – Gray, 1867 – nineteen species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology ... S. palustris (Bachman, 1837) Three subspecies.
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The swamp rabbit was first described in 1874 by John Bachman as Lepus aquaticus, having a type locality of "western Alabama". [5]Two subspecies are recognized: Sylvilagus aquaticus aquaticus, the nominate subspecies that occupies most of the swamp rabbit's recognized distribution, and Sylvilagus aquaticus littoralis, which is found only in a narrow band of marshes in Mississippi, Louisiana ...
Northern tapetí, Sylvilagus incitatus NE; Omilteme cottontail, Sylvilagus insonus DD; San José brush rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus CR; Marsh rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris [n 4] LC (Lower Keys marsh rabbit, S. p. hefneri: E) Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii [n 4] LC; Appalachian cottontail, Sylvilagus obscurus [n 1] NT
Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837) rare and unconfirmed; possibly present in Escambia County but no known records [178] Eastern cottontail. Sylvilagus floridanus (J. A. Allen, 1890) common; statewide except Keys [179] Marsh rabbit. Sylvilagus palustris (Bachman, 1837) common; statewide [180] Lower Keys marsh rabbit. S. p. hefneri (Lazell ...