Swamp rabbit
The swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus), or swamp hare,[4] is a large cottontail rabbit found in the swamps and wetlands of the Southern United States. Other common names for the swamp rabbit include marsh rabbit and cane-cutter.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Sylvilagus |
| Species: | S. aquaticus
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| Sylvilagus aquaticus (Bachman, 1837)
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The species likes to live in wet areas, and can swim. This is the type of rabbit which allegedly attacked Jimmy Carter, a former American president, in the Jimmy Carter rabbit incident (also known as a "killer rabbit attack") once.
Swamp Rabbit Media
John James Audubon's 1851 illustration of a male "swamp hare"
S. aquaticus in Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
Swamp rabbit in Brazoria County, Texas, grooming itself
Sylvilagus aquaticus, South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 2025-04-08 (iNaturalist).
A swamp rabbit in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
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References
- ↑ Hoffmann, Robert S.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 207–8. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Sylvilagus aquaticus (swamp rabbit). PBDB.
- ↑ Smith, A.T.. 'Sylvilagus aquaticus'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 (2008)IUCN. p. e.T41296A10417240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41296A10417240.en.
- ↑
Swamp Hare (1905).
