Marsh Rabbit
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| Sylvilagus palustris (Bachman, 1837) |
The Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is a cottontail rabbit found in the swamps and wetlands of the Southern United States. It is similar to the cottontail rabbit(which is its cousin)but has smaller ears and tail.
[edit] References
- ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 211. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Sylvilagus insonus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
