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ORDER LAGOMORPHA

ORDER LAGOMORPHA. By: Ray Hanley. http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/endangered-pika-picture-1557-pictures.htm. http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/notes/notes0606.htm. Classifications. Kingdom – Animalia Phylum- Chordata Sub-phylum- Vertebrata Class- Mammalia Order- Lagomorpha Family-

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ORDER LAGOMORPHA

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  1. ORDER LAGOMORPHA By: Ray Hanley http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/endangered-pika-picture-1557-pictures.htm http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/notes/notes0606.htm

  2. Classifications • Kingdom – Animalia • Phylum- Chordata • Sub-phylum- Vertebrata • Class- Mammalia • Order- Lagomorpha • Family- • Leporidae- Rabbits and Hares • Ochotonidae- Pikas • Prolagidae- Sardinian Pikas and other extinct pikas

  3. Order Lagomorpha • Large-eared, terrestrial mammal • Large incisors • About 80 living species • Currently 2 living families • 13 Genera • All continents except Australia & Antarctica • Active year round • Coprophagy

  4. Family- Ochotonidae: Pikas http://nybirds.net/Mammals.htm

  5. Family-Ochotonidae:Pikas • Genus Ochotona • Subgenus Pika: northern pikas • Alpine Pika/Altai Pika, Ochotonaalpina • Silver Pika, Ochotonaargentata • Collared Pika, Ochotonacollaris • Hoffmann's Pika, Ochotonahoffmanni • Northern Pika/Siberian Pika, Ochotonahyperborea • Pallas's Pika, Ochotonapallasi • American Pika, Ochotonaprinceps • TuruchanPika, Ochotonaturuchanensis • Subgenus Ochotona: shrub-steppe pikas • Gansu Pika/Gray Pika, Ochotonacansus • Plateau Pika/Black-lipped Pika, Ochotonacurzoniae • DaurianPika, Ochotonadauurica • Tsing-ling Pika, Ochotonahuangensis • NubraPika, Ochotonanubrica • Steppe Pika, Ochotonapusilla • Afghan Pika, Ochotonarufescens • MoupinPika, Ochotonathibetana • Thomas's Pika, Ochotonathomasi • Subgenus Conothoa: mountain pikas • Chinese Red Pika, Ochotonaerythrotis • Forrest's Pika, Ochotonaforresti • GaoligongPika, Ochotonagaoligongensis • Glover's Pika, Ochotonagloveri • Himalayan Pika, Ochotonahimalayana • Ili Pika, Ochotonailiensis • Kozlov'sPika, Ochotonakoslowi • LadakPika, Ochotonaladacensis • Large-eared Pika, Ochotonamacrotis • MuliPika, Ochotonamuliensis • Black Pika, Ochotonanigritia • Royle'sPika, Ochotonaroylei • Turkestan Red Pika, Ochotonarutila

  6. Ochotonidae- Characteristics • Egg shaped • 6-10 inches in length • 4-10 oz http://www.arthursclipart.org/mammals/mammal/page_03.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/lagomorphs/Pikaprintout.shtml

  7. Ochotonidae- Pikas • About 30 species • Distribution • North America- Western Mountains , Alaska ,and the Yukon • Central Asia- The mountains and plains, Himalayan and Ural mountain ranges • Habitat • Rocky areas • Steppes & meadows • Shrubs & desert • Diet • Grasses, leaves, twigs, bark, and herbs • Reproduction • Gestation period- 25-30 days, 2 litters a year, litters-(1-6) • Predators • Foxes, eagles, bears, ermines, hawks, weasels, and martens

  8. U.S. Species – American Pika http://www.carolglazerphotography.com/html/Carol_Glazer_pika.html http://audubonguides.com/species/Mammals/American-Pika.html

  9. Family-Leporidae: Rabbits & Hares http://www.controverscial.com/Rabbits%20and%20Hares.htm http://bestiarumvocabulum.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/rabbits-and-hares/

  10. Family-Leporidae:Rabbits &Hares • 11 Genera • 14 Sub-genera • About 50 species http://www.arthursclipart.org/mammals/mammal/rabcottontail.gif Family Leporidae • Genus Brachylagus • Genus Bunolagus • Genus Caprolagus • Genus Lepus • Genus Nesolagus • Genus Oryctolagus • Genus Pentalagus • Genus Poelagus • Genus Pronolagus • Genus Romerolagus • Genus Sylvilagus

  11. Leporidae- Characteristics • Long legs • Large hind feet • Tibia & fibula • fused • 10-30 inches • 14 oz – 13.2 lbs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/farm/Rabbitprintout.shtml

  12. Leporidae • Distribution • Found on every continent except Antarctica • About ½ of all kinds of rabbits and hares live in North America • Habitat • Thrive in all types of climates • Mountains, swamps, grasslands, deserts, & frozen tundra • Diet • Grasses, fruit, various seeds, leaves, and herbs • Reproduction • Gestation period- (28-50 days), several litters a year, litters-(2-8) (up to 15) • Predators • Foxes, coyotes, bobcat, lynx, hawks, owls, eagles, raccoons, snakes, opossums, skunks, domestic animals, & hunters

  13. Rabbits vs. Hares

  14. Snowshoe Hare http://www.hunter-ed.com/wildlife/small_mammals.htm http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_profiles/profile_snowshoe_hare.htm

  15. Eastern Cottontail http://www.wild-life-rehab.com/Education-Rabbit.htm

  16. Works Cited • http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lagomorpha • http://animals.jrank.org/pages/3511/Pikas-Ochotonidae.html • http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Leporidae_Family.asp • http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/rabbit-info.htm • http://animals.jrank.org/pages/3513/Hares-Rabbits-Leporidae-BEHAVIOR-REPRODUCTION.html

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