Prolagus

Prolagus
	Fossil of Prolagus oeningensis
Temporal occurrence
	Miocene to Holocene (approx. 1800)
	9.3 to - million years
Locations
	Asia; Europe; Africa;
Systematics
	Mammals (mammalia)
	Higher mammals (Eutheria)
	Euarchontoglires
	Hare-like (Lagomorpha)
	Prolagidae
	Prolagus
Scientific name of the family
	Prolagidae
	AA Gureev, 1964
Scientific name of the genus
	Prolagus
	Pomel , 1853

Prolagus is an extinct species of mammal with the Pfeifhasen related (Ochotonidae) Prolagidae within the lagomorphs (Lagomorpha).

Age and locations

The species of the genus Prolagus first appeared in Europe at the beginning of the early Miocene .

Systematics

Prolagus is the only genus of the Prolagidae family within the rabbit family . Individual authors consider them to be a subfamily of the Ochotonidae.

species

Graphic reconstruction of the Sardinian Pika

The genus Prolagus consists of numerous fossil species. Only the Sardinian pika ( Prolagus sardus ) lived in Sardinia and Corsica until a few centuries ago . The last sighting of this species was in 1774 (Smith 2008). It is believed to have become extinct due to habitat destruction and the introduction of alien species ( neozoa ) to the islands.

Described species of the genus are:

supporting documents

↑ Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Prolagus in Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
↑ Angelone, C .: Messinian Prolagus (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) of Italy . In: Messinian Online . 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 14, 2008. @1@ 2

↑ Prolagus sardus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Listed by: Andrew T. Smith , CH Johnston, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

↑ Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik: A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Vol. 30, No. 2, 2010, ISSN 0272-4634 , pp. 609-612, JSTOR 40666181 .

Web links

Commons : Prolagus - collection of images, videos and audio files

[Wilson_&_Reeder_2005-1] Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Prolagus in Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

[Angelone2004-2] Angelone, C .: Messinian Prolagus (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) of Italy . In: Messinian Online . 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 14, 2008. @1@ 2

[IUCN_sardus-3] Prolagus sardus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Listed by: Andrew T. Smith , CH Johnston, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[Fostowicz-Frelik_2010-4] Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik: A new species of Pliocene Prolagus (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Poland is the northernmost record of the genus. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Vol. 30, No. 2, 2010, ISSN 0272-4634 , pp. 609-612, JSTOR 40666181 .