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Leporidae Ochotonidae |
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.
- 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
- Family Ochotonidae: pikas