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Prolagus sardus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA LAGOMORPHA PROLAGIDAE

Scientific Name: Prolagus sardus
Species Authority: (Wagner, 1832)
Common Name/s:
English – Sardinian Pika
French – PIKA SARDE
Spanish – PIKA DE CERDEÑA

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H.
Evaluator/s: Boyer, A.F. & Johnston, C.H. (Lagomorph Red List Authority)
Justification:
The last presumed sighting of Prolagus sardus was in 1774 (Smith 2008). This species was present in its historic distribution within the last 2,000 years (Smith 2008). It is speculated that "habitat loss, predation, and competition with alien invasive species" were responsible for its extinction (Smith 2008).
History:
1996 – Extinct
1994 – Extinct (IUCN)
1990 – Extinct (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct
1986 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Prolagus sardus once occupied Corsica, Sardinia, and small adjacent islands of the Mediterranean (Hoffmann and Smith 2005).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
France (Corse); Italy (Sardegna)
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. 2008. Prolagus sardus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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