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Volcano rabbit and zacatuche
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Romerolagus
Facts about the genus Romerolagus, the volcano rabbit and zacatuche
The volcano rabbit is currently listed as an endangered species by any group that has taken a careful look at their status
environments will cause their fragmentation, thus changing the probability of extinction of wild plant and animal populations; NOTING that Mexico contains the largest number of endemic rabbit species in continental America; RECOGNIZING that the volcano rabbit or zacatuche is a unique species
The bristly rabbit (or hispid “hare”), island-dwelling Ryukyu rabbit, and Mexico’s volcano rabbit are among the rarest of mammals.
The Volcano Rabbit is an endangered species E.
The volcano rabbit is another small rabbit which is gradually being diminished due to human ignorance.
USFWS Refuges on which the Volcano rabbit is reported. (Full text)
Pic and info from here (must be online) The volcano rabbit is another small rabbit which is gradually being diminished due to human ignorance. (Full text)
volcano rabbit is either too general, or is spelled incorrectly. (Full text)
*** The volcano rabbit is restricted to the volcanic slopes near Mexico City, within a 45 minute drive of 17 million people. (Full text)
The most serious threats to the volcano rabbit are habitat degradation and target shooting. (Full text)
Wild Mexican rabbits (cottontail, jack-rabbit, and volcano rabbit) are not susceptible to the disease, so a wild reservoir of the disease could not be established. (Full text)
SPECIES DESCRIPTION/NATURAL HISTORY Romerolagus diazi, or the volcano rabbit, is a small rabbit, with only the pygmy rabbit being smaller. (Full text)
Wild Mexican rabbits - cottontail, jack-rabbit and volcano rabbit - are not susceptible, so a wild reservoir of the disease was not established. (Full text)
The volcano rabbit is endemic to central Mexico. (Full text)