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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. [5] [6] 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.
A Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, photographed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is an isolated population of pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) that is native only to a single Columbia Basin area of Washington state. [1] The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is the smallest North American rabbit.
The pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit species in North America. Weighing less than 1 pound, the softball-sized mammal was first observed in Idaho — hence its scientific name, Brachylagus ...
This is a list of North American mammals. ... Pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis ... American pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi [n 4] LC and: ...
Brachylagus (/ b r æ k i l æ ɡ ə s /) is a genus of lagomorph that contains the smallest living leporid, the pygmy rabbit. [2] One extinct species, Brachylagus coloradoensis , is also known. [ 3 ]
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Leporidae is a family of small mammals in the order Lagomorpha. A member of this family is called a leporid, or colloquially a hare or rabbit. They are widespread worldwide, and can be found in most terrestrial biomes, though primarily in forests, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands.
Brush rabbit: Sylvilagus bachmani: West coast of North America, from the Columbia River in Oregon to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Isolated subspecies, San Jose brush rabbit, on San José Island in the Gulf of California. Sylvilagus: Desert cottontail: Sylvilagus audubonii
American pika Pygmy rabbit Desert cottontail Snowshoe hare The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae ( hares and rabbits ), and Ochotonidae ( pikas ). Though they can resemble rodents , and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order.