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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Poelagus
St. Leger, 1932
- Central African rabbit
(mammal)
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Entity:
Leporidae (Family) - hares and rabbits
..†Alilepus (Genus)
..†Aluralagus (Genus)
..†Archaeolagus (Genus)
..†Aztlanolagus (Genus)
..Brachylagus (Genus) - pygmy rabbit
..Bunolagus (Genus) - bushman rabbit
..Caprolagus (Genus) - bristly rabbit
..†Chadrolagus (Genus)
..diseases
..†Gobiolagus (Genus)
..†Gripholagomys (Genus)
..†Hypolagus (Genus)
..†Hypsimylus (Genus)
..†Lepoides (Genus)
..Lepus (Genus) - hares
..†Litolagus (Genus)
..†Lushilagus (Genus)
..†Megalagus (Genus)
..†Mytonolagus (Genus)
..†Nekrolagus (Genus)
..Nesolagus (Genus) - Sumatra short-eared rabbit
..†Notolagus (Genus)
..†Ordolagus (Genus)
..Oryctolagus (Genus) - Old World rabbit
..†Palaeolagus (Genus)
..†Panolax (Genus)
..†Paranotolagus (Genus)
..Pentalagus (Genus) - Ryukyu rabbit
..†Pewelagus (Genus)
..†Pliopentalagus (Genus)
..†Pratilepus (Genus)
..†Procaprolagus (Genus)
..Pronolagus (Genus) - red rabbits
..†Pronotolagus (Genus)
..Romerolagus (Genus) - volcano rabbit
..†Serengetilagus (Genus)
..†Shamolagus (Genus)
..†Strenulagus (Genus)
..Sylvilagus (Genus) - cottontails
..†Trischizolagus (Genus)
..†Tsaganolagus (Genus)
..†Veterilepus (Genus)
..Poelagus (Genus) - Central African rabbit
....Poelagus marjorita (Species) - Central African rabbit
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Mammalia
-
(Order)
Lagomorpha
-
(Family)
Leporidae
Original position
Questionably
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Current position
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
R.S. Hoffmann & A.T. Smith, 2005
: 206.
Alternative positions
Leporinae
(Subfamily)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Historical positions
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
R.S. Hoffmann & A.T. Smith, 2005
: 206.
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 113.
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
R.S. Hoffmann, 1993
: 823.
Leporidae
(Family)
Batsch, 1788
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 210.
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
1s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
[1s]
2005
R.S. Hoffmann & A.T. Smith
[1s]
1993
R.S. Hoffmann
[1s]
1991
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill
[1s]
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026