Pentalagus furnessi

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Pentalagus furnessi is the Amami rabbit, a rare, primitive rabbit species endemic to Japan’s Amami Islands and noted for its short ears, dark fur, and conservation concern.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pentalagus 3
Pentalagus furnessi canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rabbit ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize 1 to 2 young ⓘ
bodyLength approximately 40 to 50 cm ⓘ
breedingSeason mainly in spring and summer ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Amami rabbit ⓘ
Ryukyu rabbit ⓘ
linked to: Amami rabbit
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Oldfield Thomas ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
eats acorns ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
shoots ⓘ
endemicTo Amami Islands ⓘ
Amami Ōshima ⓘ
Tokunoshima ⓘ
family Leporidae ⓘ
furColor dark brown to blackish ⓘ
habitat evergreen broadleaf forest ⓘ
mountain forest ⓘ
hasRole relict species ⓘ
hasTrait considered primitive among rabbits ⓘ
dark fur ⓘ
short ears ⓘ
short legs ⓘ
small eyes ⓘ
stocky body ⓘ
uses burrows ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeCountry Japan ⓘ
order Lagomorpha ⓘ
parentTaxon Pentalagus ⓘ
linked to: Pentalagus furnessi
phylum Chordata ⓘ
protectedStatus protected species in Japan ⓘ
rangeMapRegion Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior gives birth in underground burrows ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
predation by dogs ⓘ
predation by feral cats ⓘ
predation by introduced mongooses ⓘ
road mortality ⓘ
yearDescribed 1900 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amami rabbit → scientificName → Pentalagus furnessi ⓘ
Amami rabbit → genus → Pentalagus ⓘ
linked to: Pentalagus furnessi
Leporidae → includesGenus → Pentalagus ⓘ
linked to: Pentalagus furnessi
Pentalagus furnessi → parentTaxon → Pentalagus ⓘ
linked to: Pentalagus furnessi