Brachylagus idahoensis 'Douglas County population'
Douglas County pygmy rabbit
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 2011 or after
The genetically distinct Columbia Basin population of Pygmy rabbits in Washington State seem to have been hybridized out of existence.
Distribution
Columbia Basin, Washington State, USA
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Becker, Penny A. and DeMay, Stephanie M. (2016). Re-introduction of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit in central Washington, USA, pp. 195-199. In: Soorae, P. S. (ed.). Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2016. Case-studies from around the globe. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group and Abu Dhabi, UAE: Environment AgencyAbu Dhabi. xiv + 276 pp.
Dobler, F. C. and Dixon, K. R. (1990). The Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis, pp. 111-115. In: Chapman, J. A. and Flux, J. C. E. (eds.). Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (2012) Recovery plan for the Columbia Basin distinct population segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) (1995) Washington State recovery plan for the pygmy rabbit. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington, USA.
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