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Brachylagus idahoensis (pygmy rabbit)

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Class Mammalia
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Genus Brachylagus
Species Brachylagus idahoensis
Common pygmy rabbit
Diet herbivore
Habitat sagebrush
Description Smallest rabbit, gray color. Ears short, rounded, hairy in and out. Small tail.
Skull Characteristics Small rounded skull. Anterior and posterior projections of supraorbital approximately equal in length, not fused to skull. Inflated auditory bullae. One reentrant angle on 1st molariform (tooth is simpler than on other rabbits).
Notes Links to more species information:
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