Pictures and facts about the Riverine rabbits

Riverine rabbits

Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Bunolagus

Facts about the genus Bunolagus, the riverine rabbits

Bunolagus is restricted to remnants of riverine scrub along river courses east of Calvinia and near Victoria West, an area which also provides the only soil suitable for stable burrows.

Riverine rabbits are mainly browsers (leaf-eaters).

Riverine rabbits are nocturnal and solitary, with a polygamous mating system and an unusually low breeding rate for a rabbit. (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)

Riverine rabbits are mainly browsers (leaf-eaters). (Full text)