Lagomorphs[1] Temporal range:
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Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | |
Large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Grandorder: | Glires |
Mirorder: | Duplicidentata |
Order: | Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 |
Families | |
Range of Lagomorpha including areas of human introduction |
The lagomorphs (/ˈlæɡəmɔːrf/) are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits (42 species), 1 genus of hare (33 species) and 1 genus of pika (34 species). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") + morphē (μορφή, "form").