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Riverine rabbit
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Species : Bunolagus monticularis
Way back in 1902, the first Riverine Rabbit became known to the scientific world. They were seen many times from that particular year up to 1948, but after that, all sightings stopped. Then, they were seen again in 1979, it makes us all wonder where they all hid during that interim.
Just like so many other kinds of animals, their numbers are on the decline. Changes in agriculture lead to habitat damage/losses, and this remains to be the principal threat to these rabbits. Not just that though, lumber industry and grazing of livestock, attacks from stray dogs also contribute to this sad decline.
The Riverine Rabbit is in essence a browser, it eats leaves and flowers. During the wet season, they also survive on grass.
This rabbit is the singular African rabbit whose females make underground burrows for the newborns. It is a nest made of fur and grasses.
Interesting fact These rabbits produce 2 kinds of droppings, yes, 2 kinds. Nighttime, droppings are hard like pellets, while in daytime, they are soft. These soft droppings are re-ingested.
The Bushman hare, riverine rabbit is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the riverine rabbit
A young / baby of a riverine rabbit is called a 'bunny, kit, kitten, leveret or nestling'. The females are called 'doe or jill' and males 'buck or jack'. A riverine rabbit group is called a 'warren, nest, colony, bevy, bury, drove or trace'.Countries
South Africa
Facts about the riverine rabbit
) Source: BBC News The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is assessed as critically endangered.
Riverine Rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is assessed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN 2003 Red List.
Riverine rabbits are mainly browsers (leaf-eaters).
South Africa's riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered.
The bushman rabbit or riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is a species of rabbit and one of the rarest mammals in the world. (Full text)
Riverine rabbits are nocturnal and solitary, with a polygamous mating system and an unusually low breeding rate for a rabbit. (Full text)
South Africa's riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is reclassified from Endangered to Critically Endangered. (Full text)
The riverine rabbit is endemic to the central Karoo Desert of South Africa's Cape Province. (Full text)
Commonly known as the vleihaas, boshaas, doekvoetjie or pondhaas, the riverine rabbit is found only in the riverine scrub of the central Karoo. (Full text)
" Riverine rabbits are only found in the Beaufort West and Victoria West areas of the Great Karoo. (Full text)
8 kg Habitat: lives in dense riverine scrub along the seasonal rivers in the central Karoo Desert in the Cape Province of South Africa Habits: Riverine Rabbits are capable of jumping over one meter high bushes when being pursued by a predator. (Full text)
Description: The Riverine Rabbit is easily identified by the black stripe running from the corner of its mouth over its cheek, a brown woolly tail, cream- colored fur on its belly and throat, and a broad, club-like hind foot. (Full text)
riverine rabbit is on the brink of extinction. (Full text)
RIVERINE RABBIT Commonly known as the vleihaas, boshaas, doekvoetjie or pondhaas, the riverine rabbit is found only in the riverine scrub of the central Karoo. (Full text)
Riverine rabbits are mainly browsers (leaf-eaters). (Full text)
jpg[/img] The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is assessed as critically endangered. (Full text)
Riverine Rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is assessed as Critically Endangered. (Full text)
Range and Population Bunolagus monticularis is endemic to the central Karoo region of South Africa. (Full text)
The riverine rabbit is one of South Africa's most endangered mammals. (Full text)