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 Lagomorpha Index
Legendary for their ability to reproduce, members of the order Lagomorpha are found on every continent.
The order includes two families: Ochotonidae, the Pikas, and Leporidae, the rabbits and hares.
Based on outward appearances you might think that rodents and lagomorphs are closely related.
imnh.isu.edu /digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Lagom/lagodex.htm   (444 words)

  
 Rabbits and Hares
Leporidae underwent most of it's early evolution in the Oligocene and Miocene of North America
Ochotonidae originated in Eurasia and developed largest number in North America
Conservatism in evolutionary design may be related to the limitations of their functional position as "miniature ungulates" - direct competition with Artiodactyla may have limited lagomorphs to a single limited adaptive zone
www.shsu.edu /~bio_mlt/Rabbits.html   (555 words)

  
 Durette-Desset et al.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Durette-Desset M.-C., Ganzorig S., Audebert F. and Masao K. A new species of the genus Ohbayashinema (Nematoda, Trichostrongylina, Heligmosomoidea), parasite of Ochotona daurica (Ochotonidae, Lagomorpha) from Buriatia.
(Nematoda, Trichostrongylina, Heligmosomoidea) is described from Ochotona daurica (Rodentia, Ochotonidae) (natural host) from Buriatia and O.
Une nouvelle espèce du genre Ohbayashinema (Nematoda, Trichostrongylina, Heligmosomoidea) parasite d'Ochotona daurica (Ochotonidae, Lagomorpha) en Bouriatie.
www.mnhn.fr /publication/zoosyst/z00n4a2.html   (359 words)

  
 Pika [Ochotona princeps] links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Pika (Ochotona princeps) Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Characteristics: Small rodent-like mammal with short rounded ears, gray color, tiny tail.
Mammals - Rabbits Family Ochotonidae (pika): Pika (Ochotona princeps) Family Leporidae (rabbit): Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) White-tailed jack rabbit (Lepus townsendii) Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) Support Your Local Authors!
Like all spiders, it has to breathe air, so it spins a bell-shaped web under water and fills it with bubbles of air.
raysweb.net /species/pikalinks.html   (530 words)

  
 lagomorpha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
But other groups have also been suggested as closest relatives, including marsupials, insectivores, primates, artiodactyls, and other ungulate groups!
The family Ochotonidae contains 2 genera and around 26 species.
Its members are found in mountainous regions in western North America, and throughout central and northern Asia.
www.peninsulavaldes.org /patagonia/animals/mammals/lagomorpha.htm   (1392 words)

  
 Ochotonidae - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com
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 Definition of ochotonidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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