#0313 · 🦊 mammals

Swamp Rabbit

🇳🇱 Waterkonijn ·Sylvilagus aquaticus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Roger Shaw · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Brittany M · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Lisa Appelbaum · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Calhoun County, TX, USA:© Craig McIntyre · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston, TX, US:© imiloslav · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Tom, OK 74740, USA:© Kendall Van Zanten · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Paradis, LA 70080, USA:© Mark Klym · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. West Monroe, LA, US:© soulflower_ecological · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Galveston, Texas, United States:© Scott Buckel · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The swamp rabbit ( Sylvilagus aquaticus ), or swamp hare , 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. The common name, along with the species name aquaticus (meaning found in water), are suitable names for a species with a strong preference for wet areas and that will take to the water and swim.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,664iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,664 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Bachman in 1837 (189 years ago).