Brachylagus Miller 1900 (pygmy rabbit)
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Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Parent taxon: Leporinae according to M. R. Dawson 1958
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Miller 1976, Ramos 1999 and Ramos 1999
Sister taxa: Alilepus, Caprolagus, Lepus, Nesolagus, Oryctolagus, Pentalagus, Pliolagus, Pliosiwalagus, Pratilepus, Pronolagus, Romerolagus, Serengetilagus
Subtaxa: Brachylagus coloradoensis
Type: Brachylagus idahoensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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