Pygmy Rabbit
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Brachylagus
Brachylagus idahoensis
Pygmy rabbits are the smallest member of the genus Brachylagus, with length11.5 inches on average. Some key physical features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry . ... More »
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The Pygmy Rabbit ( Brachylagus idahoensis ) is a North American rabbit, and is one of only two rabbit species in America to dig its own burrow. The Pygmy Rabbit differs significantly from species ...
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Pygmy Rabbit Recovery Plan; Jul/95 - PDF Format (990KB) ... 2003 Addendum: Washington State Recovery Plan for the Pygmy Rabbit; May/2003 - PDF Format (57KB); 2001 Addendum: Washington Pygmy Rabbit Emergency Action Plan for Species Survival; Aug/2001 - PDF Format (631KB)
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The Pygmy Rabbit breeding season is short compared to other rabbits. Young are raised in nests inside burrows. Pygmy rabbits appear to synchronize breeding throughout the breeding season. Breeding time is determined by female readiness, which seems to be influenced by photoperiod and the condition of local food plants.
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Conservation at the Oregon Zoo ... Washington Pygmy Rabbit ... In winter, sagebrush makes up more than 99 percent of the pygmy rabbit's diet. Its dependence on sagebrush is the main reason for its decline in Washington, Oregon and California. Much sagebrush has been burned or converted to agriculture.
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It may be the end of the road for an endangered species of rabbit. After eight years and several million dollars, federal officials will likely halt a program by the end of this year designed to save the Columbia basin pygmy rabbit from extinction, accor ... Photo of a pygmy rabbit at Northwest Trek, in Eatonville, Wash.,
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Explains everything about pygmy rabbit, member of the Lagomorpha order and the Leporidae family. ... Some facts about the; Pygmy rabbit ... The Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is the smallest rabbit species in North America and can easily fit inside one's hand palm. The pygmy rabbit is only one of two rabbits in America...
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The endangered pygmy rabbit, small enough to fit in a cereal bowl, is the smallest native rabbit in North America. The pygmy rabbit frequents the dry lands of the sagebrush-steppe where it digs burrows underneath the sagebrush and lives off the fragrant leaves.
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