Biology:Brachylagus
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Short description: Genus of mammals
| Brachylagus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent
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| Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Brachylagus Miller, 1900 |
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| Lepus idahoensis[1] Merriam, 1891
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Brachylagus (/brækilæɡəs/) is a genus of lagomorph that contains the smallest living leporid, the pygmy rabbit.[2] One extinct species, Brachylagus coloradoensis, is also known.[3]
References
- ↑ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500093.
- ↑ Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Brachylagus idahoensis". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13500094.
- ↑ Ramos, Colleen N. (1999). "An Irvingtonian species of Brachylagus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) from Porcupine Cave, Park County, Colorado". The Great Basin Naturalist 59 (2): 151-159. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41713099.
Wikidata ☰ Q10741095 entry
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