Leporidae Fischer 1817

Family LEPORIDAE (HARES AND RABBITS) • Small to medium-sized lagomorphs with short fluffy tails, soft thick pelage, and large eyes; ears project upward; hindlimbs longer than forelimbs. • 23-68 cm. • Holarctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions. • Forests, shrubby areas, grasslands...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Lynx Edicions 2016
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Tundra
Lynx
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625366
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Summary:Family LEPORIDAE (HARES AND RABBITS) • Small to medium-sized lagomorphs with short fluffy tails, soft thick pelage, and large eyes; ears project upward; hindlimbs longer than forelimbs. • 23-68 cm. • Holarctic, Afrotropical, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions. • Forests, shrubby areas, grasslands, deserts, tundra, alpine slopes, and agricultural landscapes up to 5400 m. • 11 genera, 63 species, 269 taxa. • 2 species Critically Endangered; 7 species Endangered; b species Vulnerable; no species Extinct since 1600. Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Leporidae, pp. 107-148 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6625539

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