Biology:Brachylagus coloradoensis

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Short description: Extinct species of rabbit

Brachylagus coloradoensis
Temporal range: Early - Mid Pleistocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Brachylagus
Species:
B. coloradoensis
Binomial name
Brachylagus coloradoensis
(Ramos, 1999)[1]

Brachylagus coloradoensis is an extinct species of lagomorph closely related to the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Its fossils have been found in Early and Middle Pleistocene deposits in Colorado.[2]

Description

Brachylagus coloradoensis was slightly larger than the living pygmy rabbit. Its enamel patterns show intermediate characteristics between the pygmy rabbit and the extinct genus Hypolagus, which suggests that Brachylagus evolved from the latter.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108292888 entry