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12-22-2016

Brachylagus idahoensis

Brachylagus idahoensis NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The pygmy rabbit is a rabbit species native to the United States. It is also the only native rabbit species in North America to dig its own burrow. The pygmy rabbit differs significantly from species within either the Lepus or Sylvilagus genera and is generally considered to be within the monotypic genus Brachylagus. One isolated population, the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, is listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Federal government, though the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as lower risk.

Detailed information
Full Name: Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Where found: U.S.A. (WA-Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Adams, Benton Counties)
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 11/30/2001 Pacific Region (Region 1) U.S.A. (WA-Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Adams, Benton Counties)
  • States/US Territories in which the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, Columbia Basin DPS is known to or is believed to occur: Washington
  • US Counties in which the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, Columbia Basin DPS is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
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01/23/2013 78 FR 4865 4866 NOA: Recovery Plan for the Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment of the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
06/29/2011 76 FR 38203 38204 Amendment to the Draft Recovery Plan for the Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment of the Pygmy Rabbit; Notice of availability; request for comment
09/30/2010 75 FR 60516 60561 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Pygmy Rabbit as Endangered or Threatened; Proposed Rule
04/08/2010 75 FR 17947 17950 5-Year Status Reviews of 69 Species in Idaho, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
10/08/2008 73 FR 58975 58976 Receipt of an Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit
01/08/2008 73 FR 1312 1313 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as Threatened or Endangered
09/07/2007 72 FR 51461 51462 Draft Recovery Plan for Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment of the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
04/25/2007 72 FR 20557 20558 Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Act Enhancement of Survival Permits Developed in Accordance With a Template Safe Harbor Agreement for the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit
09/07/2006 71 FR 52816 52818 Draft Template Safe Harbor Agreement, Draft Environmental Assessment, and Receipt of Applications for Enhancement of Survival Permits
05/20/2005 70 FR 29253 29265 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pygmy Rabbit as Threatened or Endangered
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