Sardinian Pika - Definition and Overview

Sardinian Pika Conservation status: Extinct (1700s)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Genus: Prolagus Species: P. sardus
Binomial name
Prolagus sardus (Wagner, 1829)

The Sardinian Pika (Prolagus sardus) was a pika native to the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica until its extinction in the late 1700s or early 1800s. It was described by early Sardinian authors as "a giant rabbit with no tail", and it is believed that the Nuragici, the ancient peoples of Sardinia, viewed them as a delicacy. It is the only animal classified in the genus Prolagus.