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Lagomorpha

Lagomorpha is an order of placental mammals, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas. Members of this order are called lagomorphs. It currently comprises 107 extant species, which are grouped into 12 genera. Lagomorphs live on every major landmass and in a variety of habitats, especially forests, grasslands, shrublands, and rocky areas. They are generally small in size and come in two main groupings of body plans, the larger rabbit group and smaller pika group, ranging overall from the 11 cm (4 in) long Gansu pika to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare. The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution.

Lagomorpha is divided into two families: Leporidae, comprising the hares and rabbits; and Ochotonidae, or the pikas. The 73 extant species of Leporidae are divided into 11 genera, though the majority of the species are placed into Lepus (hares) and Sylvilagus (cottontail rabbits); the 34 extant species of Ochotonidae are grouped into a single genus, Ochotona. The exact organization of the species is not fixed, with many recent proposals made based on molecular phylogenetic analysis. No lagomorph species have recently gone extinct, though some species are endangered and the riverine rabbit is critically endangered.

Animals in lagomorpha

3 articles

Species in leporidae

Species in ochotonidae

Contributor(s): PresN

For a couple of years now I've been working on creating lists of species in different mammal families, as well as parent lists of genera in mammal orders. (If you recall your biology class, the mammal class is divided into orders are divided into families are divided into genera are divided into species. Roughly.) Although this would seemingly work out nicely for topics, the uneven distribution of species makes it difficult, with an exception in this neat little 3-list group. This topic consists of the animals in the order lagomorpha, itself containing two families. So, we have the lists of the species in the family leporidae (rabbits and hares) and in the family ochotonidae (pikas), as well as a parent list "one level up" containing the genera in the overall lagomorpha order. All three of these went through FLC in 2022, so they should be good to go. Thanks for reviewing! --PresN 01:52, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

• Support - as the criteria are met. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Support: The scope seems like a bit of an Easter egg here, since the piped titles of the topic and the articles led me to expect I'd be reading Lagomorphs, Leporids, and Ochotonids. Maybe the title could be changed to something more like "Species in Lagomorpha" or "Lagomorph species"? -Bryan Rutherford (talk) 20:52, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

• @Bryanrutherford0: Changed, how does that look? --PresN 21:09, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Yes, that seems fine. Changing to support. -Bryan Rutherford (talk) 18:45, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:14, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
• Support. --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 14:59, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
• Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:57, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support Great work. NapHit (talk) 10:41, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
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