Riverine rabbit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Bunolagus monticularis
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the riverine rabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the riverine rabbit in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to South Africa.

South Africa

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 riverine rabbit endangered?

The riverine rabbit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the riverine rabbit?

The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Bunolagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the riverine rabbit

The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis), also known as the bushman rabbit or bushman hare, is a species of rabbit that lives among patches of thick vegetation in the Karoo of South Africa's Western and Northern Cape provinces. It is the only member of the genus Bunolagus. It is classified a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); the most recent estimates of the species' population range from 157 to 207 mature individuals, and 224 to 380 total.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Riverine rabbit (revision 1349049970), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q300964 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).