Rabbit

Pentalagus

Classification

Rabbits and hares were formerly classified in the order Rodentia until 1912, when they were moved into a new order Lagomorpha. This order, in addition to containing rabbits and hares, also includes the pikas.

Related Topics:
Rodentia - 1912 - Lagomorpha - Pika

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ORDER LAGOMORPHA

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• Family Leporidae
• Genus Pentalagus
• Amami Rabbit/Ryukyu Rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi
• Genus Bunolagus
• Bushman Rabbit, Bunolagus monticularis
• Genus Nesolagus
• Sumatra Short-Eared Rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri
• Genus Romerolagus
• Volcano Rabbit, Romerolagus diazi
• Genus Brachylagus
• Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis
• Genus Sylvilagus
• 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
• Genus Oryctolagus
• European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
• Genus Poelagus
• Central African Rabbit, Poelagus marjorita
• 3 other genera in family, regarded as hares, not rabbits