European rabbit is not native to North America; it is the wild ancestor of the domestic rabbit and the source of most escaped or released populations found across the continent. Maryland’s small number of records near Blackwater, Eastern Neck, and Assateague Island likely reflect isolated escapees rather than an established breeding population, and the IUCN’s global Endangered listing for the species describes its native Iberian range, not its status here.
The few sightings spread thinly from spring into fall with a small rise in October, too sparse a pattern to read as a genuine activity calendar.
Full species profile
