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Pygmy rabbit Sylvilagus idahoensis Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Pygmy rabbit: BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS
Photo: United States Bureau of Land Management, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameSylvilagus idahoensis
GroupRabbits, hares & pikas
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsNorth America
ClassMammal
OrderLagomorpha
FamilyLeporidae

Where does the pygmy rabbit live?

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

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 pygmy rabbit endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pygmy rabbit?

The pygmy rabbit (Sylvilagus idahoensis) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Sylvilagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pygmy rabbit

The pygmy rabbit (Sylvilagus idahoensis) is a rabbit species native to the United States. It is one of the only two native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow (the other is the volcano rabbit). The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus (hare) or Sylvilagus (cottontail) genera, and was once considered to be within the genus Brachylagus, which includes one extinct species. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pygmy rabbit (revision 1361855019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244194 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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