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Hares and Rabbits
Leporidae
Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word Leporidae means "those that resemble lepus" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporidae differ from pikas in that they have short, furry tails and elongated ears and hind legs.
11 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 78 known species
Cottontail Rabbits
genusSylvilagus
Hares and Jackrabbits
genusLepus
European Rabbits
genusOryctolagus
Red Rockhares
genusPronolagus
Volcano Rabbits
genusRomerolagus
Amami Rabbits
genusPentalagus
Bunyoros
genusPoelagus
Riverine Rabbits
genusBunolagus
hispid hares
genusCaprolagus
Unknown extinct rabbits
genusNekrolagus
Striped Rabbits
genusNesolagus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43095.