Lagomorpha

Also known as lagomorphs, lagomorph

thumb|225px|Fossil occurrences of leporids and ochotonids and global environmental change (climate change, C3/C4 plants distribution)

OverviewAI-generated

Lagomorpha is an order of mammals within the class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. It is classified under the parent taxa Placentalia and Glires. The taxon has the accepted status in biological nomenclature. Common names for this group include haredyr, خر‌گوش, харгӯш, қоянтәрізділер, and haasachtigen.

Records of Lagomorpha are held by institutions such as the USNM, CM, and SDNHM, with occurrences documented in the United States. The taxon is the subject of 354,817 entries in PubMed and has 2,530,436 occurrence records in GBIF. Additionally, iDigBio holds 2,493 records and 46 media items related to this order.

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Species

haasachtigen

Lagomorpha

ORDER

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderLagomorpha

Observations recorded2,530,436

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,493
With media: 46
Collections: USNM, CM, SDNHM
Recorded in: United States

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Research

354,817 papers

Molecular time estimates for the Lagomorpha diversification.PloS one · 2024Iraçabal L, Barbosa MR, Selvatti AP et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307380
Global prevalence of lagomorpha coccidiosis from 1951 to 2024: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Research in veterinary science · 2025Chen HL, Zhang QT, Qi RDOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105519
Auditory region circulation in Lagomorpha: the internal carotid artery pattern revisited.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Ruf I, Meng J, Fostowicz-Frelik ŁDOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0088
Low, complex and probably reticulated chromosome evolution of Sciuromorpha (Rodentia) and Lagomorpha.ReviewCytogenetic and genome research · 2012Richard F, Dutrillaux BDOI: 10.1159/000341379
Occurrence, Histopathological Findings, and Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Eimeria Infections in Rabbits (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) in Japan.Acta parasitologica · 2023Takami S, Shibahara T, Sasai K et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00678-x
Evolution of CCL16 in Glires (Rodentia and Lagomorpha) shows an unusual random pseudogenization pattern.BMC evolutionary biology · 2019Neves F, Abrantes J, Lopes AM et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1390-7
Stem Lagomorpha and the antiquity of Glires.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2005Asher RJ, Meng J, Wible JR et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.1107808
Hypolagus brachygnathus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in Crimea.Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections · 2019Lopatin AVDOI: 10.1134/S0012496619030062

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

Etymology
Taxonomy and evolutionary history
Characteristics
Differences between lagomorphs and other mammals
Differences between families of lagomorphs
Pikas
Hares
Rabbits
Distribution
Biology
Digestion
Birth and early life
Sociality and safety
Classification
Recent genera
Fossil genera
References

thumb|225px|Fossil occurrences of leporids and ochotonids and global environmental change (climate change, C3/C4 plants distribution)

The lagomorphs (; ) 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 species in twelve genera are extant, including ten genera of rabbits (42 species), one genus of hare (33 species), and one genus of pika (34 species); and in which one monospecific genus is recently extinct, that of the Sardinian pika.

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