Sunday 5 April 2015

Creature 187: Romerolagus diazi

A rare chocolate colored bunny
Happy Easter.

Description: 
Romerolagus diazi is a small rabbit which can be called the volcano rabbit of Teporingo.


The volcano rabbit lives on volcanoes. It is a very small rabbit, weighing only about half a kilogram fully grown. Its dark coloration is a result of blending into the dark volcanic rocks in the habitat in which it lives. Its tail is so small it is not visible to the eye.



Distribution:
The volcano rabbit  is found on a few volcanoes to the south of Mexico city. It is the worlds rarest living rabbit.

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Romerolagus
Species: Romerolagus diazi

Image Links:
http://teporings.blogspot.com.au/2010_02_01_archive.html
http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/library/field/volcano-rabbit.html

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