European rabbits present an unusual conservation contrast in Louisiana: the record correctly classifies the species as introduced here, yet the IUCN lists the species globally Endangered in its native Iberian range, where disease and habitat loss have devastated wild populations. Louisiana’s 14 records, mostly from iNaturalist (14 of 14, with 9 also appearing in GBIF), represent an entirely separate, introduced population unrelated to that native-range decline.
Records scatter thin across nine separate months with small bumps in April and August (3 sightings each), too sparse a pattern to draw a confident seasonal trend from beyond confirming occasional presence at Atchafalaya, Tensas River, and Black Bayou Lake national wildlife refuges.
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