Bunyoro rabbit
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Poelagus St. Leger, 1932 |
| Species: | P. marjorita
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| Binomial name | |
| Poelagus marjorita (St. Leger, 1929)
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| Bunyoro rabbit range | |
The Bunyoro rabbit or Central African rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) is a
Description
The Bunyoro rabbit has a head and body length of about 440 to 500 millimetres (17 to 20 in) and a weight of 2 to 3 kilograms (4.4 to 6.6 lb). Both the hind legs and ears are shorter than in other African species, and the coat is coarser. The general body color is greyish-brown and the tail is yellowish above and white beneath.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The Bunyoro rabbit is native to Central Africa. Its range extends from southern
Behaviour
The Bunyoro rabbit is nocturnal, hiding during the day in a form in dense vegetation or a hole among rocks and coming out to feed as part of a family group at night. Its diet consists of grasses and flowering plants and it likes the succulent young shoots that sprout from the ground after land has been cleared or burned. When living in proximity to cultivated land, it feeds on rice and peanut plants. Predators that feed on the Bunyoro rabbit probably include hawks, owls, servals (Leptailurus serval), cape genets (Genetta tigrina) and servaline genets (Genetta servalina).[4]
Breeding seems to occur at any time of year. The
Status
The population trend of the Bunyoro rabbit is believed to be stable and it is common in some parts of its range. No particular threats have been identified although the animal is hunted locally, and for these reasons the
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ ITIS: Poelagus, listing only one species. Accessed 2012-10-26.
- ^ ISBN 9782831700199.