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Swamp
rabbit, Sylvilagus
aquaticus
The swamp rabbit, a
1-2kg rabbit with brown fur and a white underside (sometimes called the
cottontail), is stable worldwide but critically imperiled in Indiana.
This rabbit can be found in the southern portion of Indiana in
wooded floodplains bordering lakes and rivers.
It seeks escape in water when it is in danger and is usually active
before sunset. The major
threat to the swamp rabbit is habitat destruction and degradation, but
hunting is also a threat. People
kill the swamp rabbit for both its meat and fur.
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