Brachylagus

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]

Brachylagus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Lagomorpha
Family:	Leporidae
Genus:	Brachylagus Miller, 1900
Type species
Lepus idahoensis[1] Merriam, 1891
Species
Brachylagus idahoensis †Brachylagus coloradoensis

References

1. 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.
2. Hoffman, R.S.; Smith, A.T. (2005). "Brachylagus idahoensis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
3. 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.15819. JSTOR 41713099.