Lagomorpha: Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas

Infraclass: Placentals

Family: Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)

Rabbits and hares make up the Leporidae family and have a wide geographic range. They are strict herbivores with a complex digestive system to break up the cellulose consumed. They are also coprophagic, which means they reingest their green fecal pellets produced by the cecum, a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.

Pictured (left to right): Lepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit), Sylvilagus audubonii (Desert Cottontail), Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush Rabbit)

Banner image (left to right): Lepus californicus adult and juvenile (Black-tailed Jackrabbit), L. californicus skull, Sylvilagus audubonii adult and juvenile (Desert Cottontail), Sylvilagus bachmani adult and juvenile (Brush Rabbit)