Bushman rabbit

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Bushman rabbit
Conservation status: Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Lagomorpha
Family:Leporidae
Genus:Bunolagus
Species: B. monticularis
Binomial name
Bunolagus monticularis
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The bushman rabbit or riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is a species of rabbit and one of the rarest mammals in the world. It has an extremely limited distributiona area, found uniquely in the central and southern regions of the Karoo Desert of South Africa's Cape Province.

Description

The species typically has a black stripe running from the corner of the mouth over the cheek. It has a brown woolly tail, cream-colored fur on its belly and throat, and a broad, club-like hind foot. Its tail is pale brown with a tinge of black toward the tip. It is a nocturnal species.



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