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Bunyoro rabbit

Poelagus marjorita (St. Leger, 1929)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The bunyoro rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) is a species in the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha. Recorded adults weigh 2.5 kg to 2.51 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the bunyoro rabbit

Weight
2.5 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
35 days – 36.5 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.35src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bunyoro rabbit live?

Not recorded

What is the bunyoro rabbit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bunyoro rabbit or Uganda grass hare (Poelagus marjorita) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is the only member of the genus Poelagus. It is a medium-sized (400 to 605 millimetres (15.7 to 23.8 in) long), greyish-brown furred, nocturnal, plant-eating rabbit found in central Africa. Its typical habitat is damp savannah, often with rocky outcrops, but it also appears in forests and in rocky areas alongside rock hyraxes.

First described by British mammalogist Jane St. Leger in 1929 as a member of the hares, the Bunyoro rabbit was placed within its own genus in 1932 after specimens were examined in detail with relation to other leporids. Two subspecies from what is now South Sudan were described in the following decades, but neither is recognized today. The Bunyoro rabbit's genetic relationships have been variously described; most place it as closely related to the red rock hares (Pronolagus) and the striped rabbits (Nesolagus), but at least one study describes it as a sister group of the riverine rabbit (Bunolagus). While the Bunyoro rabbit was once considered abundant, and it is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a least-concern species, sightings have been infrequent, and its distribution is much more limited than early estimations.

From the Wikipedia article “Bunyoro rabbit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunyoro_rabbit&oldid=1378610005), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bunyoro rabbit endangered?

The bunyoro rabbit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bunyoro rabbit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderLagomorpha
  5. familyLeporidae
  6. genusPoelagus
  7. SpeciesPoelagus marjorita (St. Leger, 1929)

Synonyms Lepus marjorita, Poelagus larkeni, Poelagus oweni

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Central African rabbitEnglish
  • Central African rabbitEnglish
  • Uganda grass hareEnglish
  • Ugandan grass hareEnglish
  • králík středoafrickýCzech
  • BuschkaninchenGerman
  • Bunyoro-BuschkaninchenGerman
  • Κουνέλι ΒουνυόροGreek
  • Κεντροαφρικανικό κουνέλιGreek
  • Conejo de BunyoroSpanish
  • ugandankaniiniFinnish
  • Lapin sauvage d’AfriqueFrench
  • Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique CentraleFrench
  • ארנב אוגנדיHebrew
  • ウガンダクサウサギJapanese
  • 분뇨로토끼Korean
  • 서아프리카토끼Korean
  • Sentralafrikansk HareNorwegian Bokmål
  • Sentralafrikansk KaninNorwegian Bokmål
  • UgandagrashaasDutch
  • Midden-Afrikaans KonijnDutch
  • afrokrólik równikowyPolish
  • Coelho-de-bunyoroPortuguese
  • Африканский заяцRussian
  • 中非兔Chinese

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Relatives of the bunyoro rabbit

Other species in the same family Leporidae.

LC, Least Concern
Cape hare (Lepus capensis)

Cape hare

Lepus capensis

Leporidae

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Common questions

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How big is the bunyoro rabbit?

An adult bunyoro rabbit weighs 2.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bunyoro rabbit endangered?

The bunyoro rabbit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long is the bunyoro rabbit pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 35 days – 36.5 days.

What kind of animal is the bunyoro rabbit?

The bunyoro rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) belongs to the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha.

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BibTeX
@misc{bunyoro_rabbit_2026,
  title = {Bunyoro rabbit (Poelagus marjorita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bunyoro-rabbit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}