Prolagus sardus (Wagner 1832)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Lagomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 185-211 : 194

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scientific name	Prolagus sardus (Wagner 1832)
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[Lagomys] sardus Wagner 1832 , Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., 1: 763-767.

Type Locality: Italy, Sardinia.

Vernacular Names: Sardinian Pika.

Distribution: Mediterranean Isles of Corsica ( France) and Sardinia ( Italy); adjacent small islands.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Described from fossils, but apparently survived until historic times ( Vigne, 1983), perhaps as late as 1774 (Kurtén, 1968). Reviewed by Dawson (1969).