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.; Smith, Andrew T. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 207–8. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ "Sylvilagus aquaticus (swamp rabbit)". PBDB.
- ↑ Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A.F. (2008). "Sylvilagus aquaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T41296A10417240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41296A10417240.en.
- ↑
. New International Encyclopedia. 1905. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|HIDE_PARAMETER=(help)
