family Leporidae

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family Leporidae - hares and rabbits

Leporidae

mammal family - a family of mammals

Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha - rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia

leporid, leporid mammal - rabbits and hares

genus Oryctolagus, Oryctolagus - Old World rabbits

genus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus - North American rabbits

genus Lepus, Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares

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In Germany, rabbits (family Leporidae, genus Oryctolagus) are common in the wild but are also popular pets, potentially explaining human exposure to raHEV.

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in European Brown Hares, Germany, 2007-2014

Hares (Lepus spp.) are placental mammals belonging to the family Leporidae, included in the order Lagomorphs.

Studies on the Hair Characteristics of European Hare, Lepus europaeus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Turkey

Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares) Leporidae, genus undetermined 43669 incomplete upper tooth.

Pleistocene vertebrates from the pre-late Wisconsinan Mill Creek site, St. Clair County, Michigan