Lagomorpha

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Lagomorphs

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Lagomorpha

Families

Leporidae
Ochotonidae

The Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha, are an order of mammals of which there are two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas).

Though members of order Lagomorpha can resemble rodents (order Rodentia), and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they are now regarded as separate. They differ from rodents in that:

they have four (not two as in rodents) incisors in the upper jaw;
the male's scrotum is in front of the penis;
the penis has no bone as does the rodents'; and
they will re-digest first time feces to obtain the most from their plant diet.

They resemble rodents, however, in that their teeth grow throughout their life, thus necessitating constant chewing to keep them from growing too long.

ORDER LAGOMORPHA
- Family Ochotonidae: pikas
  - Steppe Pika/Pallas's Pika Ochotona pusilla
  - Moupin Pika, Ochotona thibetana
  - Thomas' Pika, Ochotona thomasi
  - Large-Eared Pika/Royle's Pika, Ochotona roylei
  - Gaoligong Pika, Ochotona gaoligongensis
  - Ochotona mitchelli
  - Himalayan Pika, Ochotona himalayana
  - Ochotona lama
  - Turkestan Red Pika, Ochotona rutila
  - Chinese Red Pika, Ochotona erythrotis
  - Kam Pika, Ochotona kamensis
  - Daurian Pika, Ochotona daurica
  - Black-Lipped Pika/Plateau Pika, Ochotona curzoniae
  - Kozlov's Pika, Ochotona koslowi
  - Ladak Pika, Ochotona ladacensis
  - Ili Pika, Ochotona iliensis
  - Afghan Pika, Ochotona rufescens
  - Alpine Pika/Altai Pika, Ochotona alpina
  - Collared Pika, Ochotona collaris
  - American Pika, Ochotona princeps
  - Northern Pika/Siberian Pika, Ochotona hyperborea
  - Muli Pika, Ochotona muliensis
  - Nubra Pika, Ochotona nubrica
  - Gansu Pika/Gray Pika, Ochotona cansus
  - Hoffmann's Pika, Ochotona hoffmanni
  - Sardinian Pika, Prolagus sardus (extinct)
- Family Leporidae: rabbits and hares
  - Amami Rabbit/Ryukyu Rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi
  - Bushman Rabbit, Bunolagus monticularis
  - Greater Red Rabbit, Pronolagus crassicaudatus
  - Jameson's Red Rabbit, Pronolagus randensis
  - Smith's Red Rabbit, Pronolagus rupestris
  - Sumatra Short-Eared Rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri
  - Volcano Rabbit, Romerolagus diazi
  - Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
  - Forest Rabbit, Sylvilagus brasiliensis
  - Dice's Cottontail, Sylvilagus dicei
  - Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani
  - San Jose Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus
  - Swamp Rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus
  - Marsh Rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris
  - Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
  - New England Cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis
  - Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
  - Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
  - Omilteme Cottontail, Sylvilagus insonus
  - Mexican Cottontail, Sylvilagus cunicularis
  - Tres Marias Rabbit, Sylvilagus graysoni
  - Old World Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
  - Central African Rabbit, Poelagus marjorita
  - Bristly Rabbit/Hispid Hare, Caprolagus hispidus
  - Scrub Hare, Lepus saxatilis
  - Cape Hare, Lepus capensis
  - Abyssinian hare, Lepus habessinicus
  - Ethiopian Highland Hare, Lepus starcki
  - European Hare, Lepus europaeus
  - Burmese Hare, Lepus peguensis
  - Indian Hare, Lepus nigricollis
  - Woolly Hare, Lepus oiostolus
  - Yunnan Hare, Lepus comus
  - Mountain Hare, Lepus timidus
  - Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus
  - Alaskan Hare, Lepus othus
  - Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus
  - White-tailed Jack Rabbit, Lepus townsendii
  - Black-tailed Jack Rabbit, Lepus californicus
  - Black Jack Rabbit, Lepus insularis
  - White-sided Jack Rabbit, Lepus callotis
  - Tehuantepec Jack Rabbit, Lepus flavigularis
  - Antelope Jack Rabbit, Lepus alleni
  - Chinese Hare, Lepus sinensis
  - Japanese Hare, Lepus brachyurus
  - Manchurian Hare, Lepus mandschuricus
  - Yarkand Hare, Lepus yarkandensis
  - Broom Hare, Lepus castrovieoi
  - Korean Hare, Lepus coreanus
  - Corsican Hare, Lepus corsicanus
  - Savanna Hare, Lepus crawshayi
  - Ethiopian Hare, Lepus fagani
  - Granada Hare, Lepus granatensis
  - Hainan Hare, Lepus hainanus
  - Tolai Hare, Lepus tolai
  - African Savanna Hare, Lepus victoriae
  - Malawi Hare, Lepus whytei