Behavior Volcano rabbits live in burrows in groups of 2-5 individuals. They are generally active during the evening and early morning. The burrows can be as long a 5 meters and may be as much as 40 cm unerground. The burrow entrance is concealed at the base of a grass clump. Nests are constructed only from April through September.
Nests are shallow depressions hidden under a grass clump and lined with fur and plant fragments.
Volcano rabbits, like pikas, give high-pitched calls. Habitat Volcano rabbits are found between 2800-4250 meters in elevation. They live in open pine forests with an understory of dense bunch grasses. The substrate is generally dark basaltic rock with patches of deep, dark soil. They also occur in darker, moister, secondary alder forests with a heavy grass-shrub understory.