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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007793
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Preferred Name

Lagomorpha

Definitions
Family of small short-haired mammals without tails and shrill voice. An order of small mammals comprising two families, Ochotonidae (pikas) and Leporidae (RABBITS and HARES). Head and body length ranges from about 125 mm to 750 mm. Hares and rabbits have a short tail, and the pikas lack a tail. Rabbits are born furless and with both eyes and ears closed. HARES are born fully haired with eyes and ears open. All are vegetarians. (From Nowak, Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p539-41) Single genus in the family Ochotonidae.
Synonyms
Ochotona
Lagomorphs
Pika
Leporidae
Lagomorph
Pikas
Ochotonidae
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