Sardinian pika
Skeleton and possible appearance of Prolagus sardus
The Sardinian pika ( Prolagus sardus ) is an extinct species of pikas, which was located exclusively on the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica. Extinct he is, he has been described around 1800. Than large rabbit with no tail and it is very likely that he was already eaten by the local population at the time of nuragic.
System
The Sardinian pika belonged to the genus Prolagus. All Prolagus species are extinct. Fossils of the genus have been found in southern, western and central Europe and dated to the Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene. The also extinct Corsican Pika (formerly Prolagus Corsicanus ) was considered as a second species of this genus, but is now regarded as a subspecies of Sardinian pika. The next surviving relatives of this kind are the pikas of the genus Ochotona.