🐇Volcano rabbit
The volcano rabbit, also known as the teporingo or zacatuche, is a species of small rabbit that lives in pine and alder forests on volcanic slopes in Mexico. It is the only species in the genus Romerolagus and is considered to be the most primitive species among the rabbits and hares. It has small, rounded ears, short legs, a large forehead, and short, thick fur. It is one of the world's smallest rabbits, lives in groups consisting of between two and five members, and makes burrows and runways among bunchgrasses. Up to three young are produced per litter, born in nests formed from shallow depressions in the ground lined with fur and plant matter.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2019.
- Body mass
- 0.48 kg
- Body length
- 0.31 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 9.14 years
Everything we know about the Volcano rabbit
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.48 kgCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Body length0.31 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass4.38 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan9.14 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Generation length2.74 yearsestimatedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity180 daysCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation39 daysCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Litter sizeabout 2COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density31 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.5 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
estimated = a model's estimate for a species nobody has measured; average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Volcano rabbit yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderLagomorpha
- ›familyLeporidae
- ›genusRomerolagus
- ›speciesRomerolagus diazi
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderRabbits & hares · Lagomorpha
- familyLeporidae
- genusRomerolagus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderEuarchontoglires
- orderRabbits & hares · Lagomorpha
- familyLeporidae
- genusRomerolagus
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