Lagomorpha

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Lagomorpha
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The lagomorphs are the members o the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, o which thare are twa livin faimilies: the Leporidae (maukins an kinnens) an the Ochotonidae (pikas). The name o the order is derived frae the Auncient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") +morphē (μορφή, "form"). Thare are aboot aichty-seiven species o lagomorph, includin aboot twinty-nine species o pika, twinty-aicht species o kinnen an cottontail, an thirty species o maukin.[2]

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Classification

  • Order Lagomorpha Brandt 1885[1][3]
    • Faimily Leporidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 (kinnens an maukins)
      • Subfamily Archaeolaginae
        • Genus †Archaeolagus Dice 1917
        • Genus †Hypolagus Dice 1917
        • Genus †Notolagus Wilson 1938
        • Genus †Panolax Cope 1874
      • Subfamily Leporinae Trouessart 1880
        • Genus †Alilepus Dice 1931
        • Genus Brachylagus
        • Genus Bunolagus
        • Genus Caprolagus Blyth 1845
        • Genus Lepus Linnaeus 1758
        • Genus Nesolagus Forsyth Major 1899
        • Genus Oryctolagus Lilljeborg 1874
        • Genus †Nuralagus Lilljeborg 1874
        • Genus Pentalagus Lyon 1904
        • Genus †Pliolagus Kormos 1934
        • Genus †Pliosiwalagus Patnaik 2001
        • Genus Poelagus
        • Genus †Pratilepus Hibbard 1939
        • Genus Pronolagus Lyon 1904
        • Genus Romerolagus Merriam 1896
        • Genus †Serengetilagus Dietrich 1941
        • Genus Sylvilagus Gray 1867
      • Subfamily †Palaeolaginae Dice 1929
        • Tribe †Dasyporcina Gray 1825
          • Genus †Coelogenys Illiger 1811
          • Genus †Agispelagus Argyropulo 1939
          • Genus †Aluralagus Downey 1968
          • Genus †Austrolagomys Stromer 1926
          • Genus †Aztlanolagus Russell & Harris 1986
          • Genus †Chadrolagus Gawne 1978
          • Genus †Gobiolagus Burke 1941
          • Genus †Lagotherium Pictet 1853
          • Genus †Lepoides White 1988
          • Genus †Nekrolagus Hibbard 1939
          • Genus †Ordolagus de Muizon 1977
          • Genus †Paranotolagus Miller & Carranza-Castaneda 1982
          • Genus †Pewelagus White 1984
          • Genus †Pliopentalagus Gureev & Konkova 1964
          • Genus †Pronotolagus White 1991
          • Genus †Tachylagus Storer 1992
          • Genus †Trischizolagus Radulesco & Samson 1967
          • Genus †Veterilepus Radulesco & Samson 1967
          • Tribe incertae sedis
            • Genus †Litolagus Dawson 1958
            • Genus †Megalagus Walker 1931
            • Genus †Mytonolagus Burke 1934
            • Genus †Palaeolagus Leidy 1856
    • Faimily Ochotonidae Thomas 1897 (pikas)
      • Genus †Alloptox Dawson 1961
      • Genus †Amphilagus Tobien 1974
      • Genus †Bellatona Dawson 1961
      • Genus †Cuyamalagus Hutchison & Lindsay 1974
      • Genus †Desmatolagus Matthew & Granger 1923
      • Genus †Gripholagomys Green 1972
      • Genus †Hesperolagomys Clark et al. 1964
      • Genus †Kenyalagomys MacInnes 1953
      • Genus †Lagopsis Schlosser 1894
      • Genus Ochotona Link 1795
      • Genus †Ochotonoides Teilhard de Jardin & Young 1931
      • Genus †Ochotonoma Sen 1998
      • Genus †Oklahomalagus Dalquest et al. 1996
      • Genus †Oreolagus Dice 1917
      • Genus †Piezodus Viret 1929
      • Genus †Russellagus Storer 1970
      • Genus †Sinolagomys Bohlin 1937
      • Genus †Titanomys von Meyer 1843
    • Faimily †Prolagidae Gureev, 1962 (Sardinian pika an ither relatit extinct pika-lik lagomorphs)
      • Genus †Prolagus Pomel 1853
    • Faimily incertae sedis
      • Genus †Eurolagus Lopez Martinez 1977
      • Genus †Hsiuannania Xu 1976
      • Genus †Hypsimylus Zhai 1977
      • Genus †Lushilagus Li 1965
      • Genus †Shamolagus Burke 1941
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