Portal:Lagomorpha

The Lagomorpha portal Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) The lagomorphs (/ˈlæɡəmɔːrf/) 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 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits (42 species), 1 genus of hare (33 species) and 1 genus of pika (34 species). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") + morphē (μορφή, "form"). (Full article...) Selected article Cottontail rabbits are among the 16 lagomorph species in the genus Sylvilagus. The genus is widely distributed across North America, Central America, and northern and central South America. In appearance most cottontail rabbits closely resemble the wild European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Most members of the genus have a stub tail with a white underside that shows when they are retreating, giving them their name "cottontails." Cottontail rabbits have also proven more resistant to myxomatosis than European rabbits. (Full article...) More selected articles Selected breed Despite its name, the Alaska Rabbit originates in Germany. It is a medium-sized rabbit breed, weighing around 3–4 kg (7-9 lb) with glossy black fur. This breed was created in 1900 by crossing Havanas, Dutch, Himalayans and Champagne d'Argents with the goal of obtaining a rabbit that looks like the Alaskan fox. The Alaska Rabbit Club is the British Rabbit Council's national specialty club for this breed. More… Selected quote “ It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world… A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit… But it caught on, especially with young people — they surprised me most of all. ” — James Stewart Referring to his 1950 film Harvey Subcategories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Lagomorphs Lists of lagomorphs Lists of lagomorphs by year of formal description Leporidae Rabbit breeds Leporid diseases Hare hunting Individual rabbits Rabbit landraces Lepus Mythological rabbits and hares Rabbits and hares in popular culture Pronolagus Rabbit dishes Rabbits as pets Sylvilagus Pikas no subcategories Prehistoric lagomorphs no subcategories Lagomorph stubs no subcategories Related portals Selected image Street Art in Zaragoza (Spain) Street Art in Zaragoza (Spain) Street art in Zaragoza, Spain Selected video At a German rabbit show Did you know "Rabbit" in… Chinese: 兔子 French: le lapin German: das Kaninchen Hindi: ख़रगोश Japanese: 兎 Latin: cuniculus Scots: kinnen Spanish: el conejo Get involved For editor resources and to collaborate with other editors on improving Wikipedia's Lagomorpha-related articles, see WikiProject Mammals. Things you can do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Belgian Silver, British Giant, Palomino, Sussex, Thüringer Cleanup : Holland Lop, Angora rabbit Expand : House Rabbit Society, British Rabbit Council Infobox : Template:Infobox rabbit breed Photo : Additional pictures of different breeds, either photos taken by yourself or from Flickr Stubs : Czech Red Rabbit, Blue of Sint-Niklaas, Havana (rabbit), Alaska rabbit. More… Verify : Netherland Dwarf , Rabbit show jumping Topics Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus