Neither the hunters or the natives eat the volcano rabbit.

This tracking measure works to see if a population of volcano rabbit is higher in one region as opposed to another.

Grasses are very important to the volcano rabbit in just about all seasons, but especially during the wet season.

However, further research is necessary to determine what other variables directly affect the distribution of volcano rabbits.

The most serious threats to the volcano rabbit are habitat degradation and target shooting.

These different grasslands must be taken into consideration when analyzing the habitat of the volcano rabbits.

Volcano rabbits are common at higher altitudes (Fa 1).

These threats have resulted in a loss of 15-20% of the volcano rabbit's habitat during the last three generations.

In analyzing the distribution range of the volcano rabbits and their habitats six different grassland types have been recognized.

Volcano rabbits are found in Mexico.

The Volcano Rabbit lives on approximately 280 square kilometers of land in central Mexico.

The plant communities mentioned above are the main plant communities that help to support the endangered volcano rabbit.

The abundance of volcano rabbits diminishes in areas of rocks and lower vegetation coverage.

The public should also be educated about the volcano rabbit's protected status, as many are unaware that it is illegal to hunt R. diazi.

"Habitat suitability study for the conservation of the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi)".

However, there is a likelihood of displacement of the volcano rabbit, due to its endemic nature (Fa 12).

Actions toward conservation should be focused on the enforcement of laws which forbid hunting and trading of the volcano rabbit.

The number of volcano rabbits in each habitat is measured by the number of pellets left behind by the animals.

The volcano rabbit lives in groups of 2 to 5 animals in burrows (underground nests) and runways among grass tussocks.

Volcano rabbits show strong preferences for habitat types that are categorized as subalpine bunch grasslands and pine forests.

Habitat types for the volcano rabbit are generally categorized into three different classes: most suitable, suitable, and least suitable.

Relying on the size and shape helps scientists differentiate the volcano rabbit from the cottontail rabbit (Fa 5).

Fa concludes, "as burning and logging increase so will the fragmentation of grasslands, making them more favorable" for other rabbits, rather than the volcano rabbit.

Decreases in R. diazi population have been occurring due a number of changes in vegetation, climate, and elevation changes for the volcano rabbit.

ARKive - images and movies of the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi)

In its oak, pine and fir forests there are unique endemic species like the teporingo rabbit and the volcano mouse.

The Volcano Rabbit (also known as teporingo or zacatuche) is a small rabbit native to Mexico.

The volcano rabbit also known as teporingo or zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) is a small rabbit that resides in the mountains of Mexico.

Some of the most important Mexican species at the facility include a rabbit native to only a few volcanoes in Mexico, zacatuche (or teporingo), the Mexican Wolf, ocelot, jaguar and ajolote.

It also has in its collection the escuincle, a rare variety of dog raised by the Aztecs, and the teporingo, an endangered species of rabbit whose only natural habitat is on the slopes of a handful of Mexican volcanoes.

Springtime visitors also shouldn't miss seeing unusual species such as the carnivorous Andean condor, which, with a wingspan of 10 feet or more, is the largest flying bird in existence, or the teporingo, a rare rabbit that is found only on the high slopes of certain volcanoes near Mexico City.

The Volcano Rabbit (also known as teporingo or zacatuche) is a small rabbit native to Mexico.

The volcano rabbit also known as teporingo or zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) is a small rabbit that resides in the mountains of Mexico.

Wildlife includes 59 species of mammals such as zacatuche rabbits (Romerolagus diazi), which in danger of extinction along with coyotes, deer, lynx and moles.

Some of the most important Mexican species at the facility include a rabbit native to only a few volcanoes in Mexico, zacatuche (or teporingo), the Mexican Wolf, ocelot, jaguar and ajolote.

"Distribution And Population Size Of Romerolagus Diazi On El Pelado Volcano, Mexico."