Leporidae

family of rabbits

Leporidae is a mammal family in the order Lagomorpha. It has about 60 species of rabbits and hares. The animals of the family Leporidae are called Leporids. The names "rabbit" and "hare" are not names of separate biological groups, but are "randomly" given to different leporid species.

Rabbits and hares
Temporal range: Late Eocene – Recent
Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus)
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Leporidae

Genera

Pentalagus
Bunolagus
Nesolagus
Romerolagus
Brachylagus
Sylvilagus
Oryctolagus
Poelagus
Caprolagus
Pronolagus
Lepus

European Hare (Lepus europaeus).

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