Pygmy rabbit
The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is a rabbit species native to the United States. It is also the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus (hare) or Sylvilagus (cottontail) genera and is generally considered to be within the monotypic genus Brachylagus. One isolated population, the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Federal government, though the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as lower risk.
| Pygmy rabbit | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Brachylagus |
| Species: | B. idahoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachylagus idahoensis (Merriam, 1891) | |
| pygmy rabbit range (blue – native, pink – reintroduced) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lepus idahoensis Merriam, 1891 Lepus (Brachylagus) idahoensis Microlagus idahoensis | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.