LEPORIDAE

'Leporids' are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family 'Leporidae'.
The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the lagomorphs, one of the orders of mammals. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs. The name ''leporid'' is derived from Latin ''leporis'', genitive of ''lepus'', a hare.
Members of all genera except ''Lepus'' are usually referred to as rabbits, while members of ''Lepus'' (which accounts for almost half the species) are usually called hares. However the distinction between these two common names does not map completely into current taxonomy, since jackrabbits are members of ''Lepus'', and members of the genera ''Pronolagus'' and ''Caprolagus'' are sometimes called hares.
Leporids are native across the world except in Oceania where their introduction is an important threat for the native mammals in Australia.

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Classification

'Family Leporidae': rabbits and hares

★ Genus ''Pentalagus''

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★ Amami Rabbit/Ryūkyū Rabbit, ''Pentalagus furnessi''

★ Genus ''Bunolagus''

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★ Riverine Rabbit, ''Bunolagus monticularis''

★ Genus ''Nesolagus''

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★ Sumatran Striped Rabbit, ''Nesolagus netscheri''

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★ Annamite Striped Rabbit, ''Nesolagus timminsi''

★ Genus ''Romerolagus''

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★ Volcano Rabbit, ''Romerolagus diazi''

★ Genus ''Brachylagus''

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★ Pygmy Rabbit, ''Brachylagus idahoensis''

★ Genus ''Sylvilagus''

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★ Subgenus ''Tapeti''

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★ Swamp Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus aquaticus''

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★ Tapeti, ''Sylvilagus brasiliensis''

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★ Dice's Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus dicei''

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★ Omilteme Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus insonus''

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★ Marsh Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus palustris''

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★ Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus varynaensis''

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★ Subgenus ''Sylvilagus''

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★ Desert Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus audubonii''

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★ Manzano Mountain Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus cognatus''

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★ Mexican Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus cunicularis''

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★ Eastern Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus floridanus''

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★ Tres Marias Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus graysoni''

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★ Mountain Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus nuttallii''

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★ Appalachian Cottontail, ''Sylvilagus obscurus''

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★ Robust Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus robustus''

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★ Subgenus ''Microlagus''

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★ Brush Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus bachmani''

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★ San Jose Brush Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus mansuetus''

★ Genus ''Oryctolagus''

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★ European Rabbit, ''Oryctolagus cuniculus''

★ Genus ''Poelagus''

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★ Bunyoro Rabbit, ''Poelagus marjorita''

★ Genus ''Pronolagus''

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★ Natal Red Rock Hare, ''Pronolagus crassicaudatus''

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★ Jameson's Red Rock Hare, ''Pronolagus randensis''

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★ Smith's Red Rock Hare, ''Pronolagus rupestris''

★ Genus ''Caprolagus''

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★ Hispid Hare, ''Caprolagus hispidus''

★ Genus ''Lepus''

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★ Subgenus ''Macrotolagus''

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★ Antelope Jackrabbit, ''Lepus alleni''

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★ Subgenus ''Poecilolagus''

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★ Snowshoe Hare, ''Lepus americanus''

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★ Subgenus ''Lepus''

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★ Arctic Hare, ''Lepus arcticus''

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★ Alaskan Hare, ''Lepus othus''

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★ Mountain Hare, ''Lepus timidus''

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★ Subgenus ''Proeulagus''

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★ Black-tailed Jackrabbit, ''Lepus californicus''

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★ White-sided Jackrabbit, ''Lepus callotis''

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★ Cape Hare, ''Lepus capensis''

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★ Tehuantepec Jackrabbit, ''Lepus flavigularis''

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★ Black Jackrabbit, ''Lepus insularis''

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★ Scrub Hare, ''Lepus saxatilis''

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★ Desert Hare, ''Lepus tibetanus''

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★ Tolai Hare, ''Lepus tolai''

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★ Subgenus ''Eulagos''

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★ Broom Hare, ''Lepus castrovieoi''

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★ Yunnan Hare, ''Lepus comus''

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★ Korean Hare, ''Lepus coreanus''

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★ Corsican Hare, ''Lepus corsicanus''

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★ European Hare, ''Lepus europaeus''

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★ Granada Hare, ''Lepus granatensis''

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★ Manchurian Hare, ''Lepus mandschuricus''

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★ Woolly Hare, ''Lepus oiostolus''

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★ Ethiopian Highland Hare, ''Lepus starcki''

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★ White-tailed Jackrabbit, ''Lepus townsendii''

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★ Subgenus ''Sabanalagus''

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★ Ethiopian Hare, ''Lepus fagani''

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★ African Savanna Hare, ''Lepus microtis''

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★ Subgenus ''Indolagus''

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★ Hainan Hare, ''Lepus hainanus''

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★ Indian Hare, ''Lepus nigricollis''

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★ Burmese Hare, ''Lepus peguensis''

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★ Subgenus ''Sinolagus''

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★ Chinese Hare, ''Lepus sinensis''

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★ Subgenus ''Tarimolagus''

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★ Yarkand Hare, ''Lepus yarkandensis''

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★ Subgenus ''incertae sedis''

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★ Japanese Hare, ''Lepus brachyurus''

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★ Abyssinian Hare, ''Lepus habessinicus''

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