Bunyoro rabbit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bunyoro rabbit lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Poelagus marjorita
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Bunyoro rabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bunyoro rabbit in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Uganda

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Bunyoro rabbit endangered?

The Bunyoro rabbit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bunyoro rabbit?

The Bunyoro rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Poelagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bunyoro rabbit

The Bunyoro rabbit or Uganda grass hare (Poelagus marjorita) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is the only member of the genus Poelagus. It is a medium-sized (400 to 605 millimetres (15.7 to 23.8 in) long), greyish-brown furred, nocturnal, plant-eating rabbit found in central Africa. Its typical habitat is damp savannah, often with rocky outcrops, but it also appears in forests and in rocky areas alongside rock hyraxes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bunyoro rabbit (revision 1378610005), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q638186 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).