Swamp Rabbit

Sylvilagus aquaticus

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AnimalsSensitive species

A big, swimming rabbit of south-western bottomlands, now confined to a handful of counties.

Field facts
HabitatCypress swamp, bottomland forest, cane thickets
RangeSouth-western Indiana only
When to lookYear-round
StatusState endangered in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesEastern cottontail — smaller with a whiter tail

Field note: It will swim across a slough rather than run, and often leaves droppings on logs.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

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This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.

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