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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit 



ABBREVIATION : 
BRID

COMMON NAMES : 
   pygmy rabbit


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the pygmy rabbit is
Brachylagus idahoensis (Merriam) [8].  Some authorities have placed the
pygmy rabbit in the genus Sylvilagus subgenus Brachylagus [9,14].  Pygmy
rabbits are in the family Leporidae.  There are no recognized subspecies
or races [8].


ORDER : 
Lagomorpha

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Notice of Review, Category 2

OTHER STATUS : 
Pygmy rabbit is listed as state endangered in Washington [26].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, October 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Brachylagus idahoensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit