Pentalagus furnessi

(Stone, 1900)

Amami Rabbit

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Pentalagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Stone, W. 1900-09-26. Descriptions of a new rabbit from the Liu Kiu Islands and a new flying squirrel from Borneo. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 52:460-463.

Original name as described

Caprolagus furnessi

Other common names

Ryukyu Rabbit

Type material

ANSP 20645 (= "W5314/5583")

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Liu Kiu Islands [= Amami Ōshima, Ryukyu Islands]," Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

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