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The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis), also known as the bushman rabbit or bushman hare, is a rabbit with an extremely limited distribution area, found only in the central and southern regions of the Karoo Desert of South Africa's Northern Cape Province.
The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated. The 64 extant species of Leporidae are contained within 11 genera . One genus, Lepus , contains 32 species that are collectively referred to as hares; the other eight genera are generally referred to as rabbits, with the majority – 19 species – in Sylvilagus , or ...
The riverine rabbit is a critically endangered species of rabbit that is confined to several small populations in the Karoo. Smith's red rock hare ( Pronolagus rupestris ), Jameson's red rock hare ( Pronolagus randensis ) and the Natal red rock hare ( P. crassicaudatus ) are three species of hare that live in rocky environments, hence their name.
They are generally small in size and come in two main groupings of body plans, the larger rabbit group and smaller pika group, ranging overall from the 11 cm (4 in) long Gansu pika to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare. The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution.
Mammals of South Africa Pages in category "Mammals of South Africa" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. ... Riverine rabbit; Roberts's ...
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The riverine rabbit, a critically endangered animal, lives exclusively in seasonal river basins and a very particular set of scrubland in the central semiarid region in the Karoo. [37] It is hunted by falconiformes and Verreaux's eagles. [38] Its numbers have been consistently lowering due to destruction of its habitat. [39]
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