The Yarkand hare (Lepus yarkandensis) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It has soft, straight, sandy brown dorsal pelage which has grayish-black...
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Leporidae (redirect from Rabbits and Hares)
sinensis Subgenus Tarimolagus Yarkand hare, Lepus yarkandensis Incertae sedis Tamaulipas jackrabbit, Lepus altamirae Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus Black-tailed...
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Chinese hare, Lepus sinensis Subgenus Tarimolagus Yarkand hare, Lepus yarkandensis Incertae sedis Tamaulipas jackrabbit, Lepus altamirae Japanese hare, Lepus...
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Rabbit (section Differences from hares)
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are...
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The mountain hare (Lepus timidus), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a species...
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The hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus), also called Assam rabbit and bristly rabbit, is a leporid native to South Asia, whose historic range extended along...
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The Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) is a species of hare highly adapted to living in the Arctic tundra and other icy biomes. The Arctic hare survives with...
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Pika (redirect from Whistling hare)
of lagomorphs, the order which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares). They are the smallest animal in the lagomorph group. Only one genus, Ochotona...
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European hare (Lepus europaeus), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species...
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Cape hare (Lepus capensis), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. The Cape hare was...
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Swamp rabbit (redirect from Swamp hare)
Subgenus Tarimolagus: Yarkand hare (L. yarkandensis) Subgenus incertae sedis: Tamaulipas jackrabbit (L. altamirae) Japanese hare (L. brachyurus) Black-tailed...
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The scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) is one of two species of hares found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Although it...
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The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name "snowshoe"...
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Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China Battle of Yarkand, April 1934 Yarkand hare Yarkand deer This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
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derives from Ancient Greek: ὀρυκτός (oryktos, “dug up”) and λαγώς (lagōs, “hare”). Oryctolagus first appeared at the end of the Miocene, around 6.5 MYA....
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jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico, where it is found at elevations...
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Lagomorpha (section Hares)
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...
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savanna hare: Riegler, Donald (2013). "Lepus microtis". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved November 5, 2021. Yarkand hare: Smith,...
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The Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Its...
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The tolai hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare native to Central Asia, Mongolia, and Northern and Central China. It inhabits semi-desert, steppes,...
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related to the European and other rabbits, and more distantly still to the hares. The cladogram is based on mitochondrial gene analysis. The lifespan of...
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The desert hare (Lepus tibetanus) is a species of hare found in Central Asia, Northwest China, and the western Indian subcontinent. Little is known about...
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The antelope jackrabbit (Lepus alleni) is a species of North American hare found in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico that occupies dry desert areas...
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The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is a species of hare endemic to Japan. In Japanese, it is called the Nousagi (Japanese: 野兎), meaning "field rabbit"...
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climbing. Its ears are significantly smaller compared to those of other hares or rabbits. The pelage is thick, wooly and dark, brown on top and becomes...
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The African savanna hare (Lepus victoriae) is a mammal species in the family Leporidae, native to Africa. It is listed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red...
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where it spends most of its time when not feeding. Unlike the related hares (Lepus spp.), rabbits are altricial, the young being born blind and furless...
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White-tailed jackrabbit (redirect from Prairie Hare)
townsendii), also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America. Like all hares and rabbits, it is a member of...
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above the tree line. They are herbivorous, smaller relatives of rabbits and hares. Pikas have two different ways of foraging; they either directly consume...
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The Corsican hare (Lepus corsicanus), also known as the Apennine hare or Italian hare, is a species of hare found in Southern Italy, Central Italy, and...
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