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title: "Marsh Rabbit"
description: "Sylvilagus palustris — Mamíferos. The marsh rabbit is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States, from Virginia to the lower Florida Keys."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/marsh-rabbit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Marsh Rabbit

> Sylvilagus palustris — Mamíferos. The marsh rabbit is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States, from Virginia to the lower Florida Keys.

- Scientific name: *Sylvilagus palustris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 11966
- Wikidata: [Q138169](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138169)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43102)

## Names

- en: Marsh Rabbit
- de: Marschkaninchen
- es: Conejo de pantano
- fr: Lapin des marais
- nl: Moeraskonijn
- pl: Królak błotny

## Countries with the most observations

US (11044)

## Summary

The marsh rabbit is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States, from Virginia to the lower Florida Keys. Being a small brown rabbit, it is similar in appearance to the widespread eastern cottontail, but is characterized by its smaller ears, legs, and tail, as well as its grayish-brown underparts.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_rabbit

## Photo

![Marsh Rabbit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-rabbit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liv · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212226224

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-rabbit?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).