Lagomorpha
E193063
Lagomorpha is an order of mammals that includes rabbits, hares, and pikas, characterized by continuously growing incisors and powerful hind legs adapted for jumping.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagomorpha canonical | 8 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | order of mammals ⓘ |
| clade | Glires ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet |
bark
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ herbs ⓘ leaves ⓘ plants ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Rodentia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey for many predators
ⓘ
primary consumers ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Paleogene
ⓘ
surface form:
Paleogene period
|
| hasCharacteristic |
continuously growing incisors
ⓘ
coprophagy (re-ingestion of soft feces) ⓘ diastema between incisors and cheek teeth ⓘ fur-covered bodies ⓘ herbivorous diet ⓘ high reproductive rates ⓘ large ears in many species ⓘ powerful hind legs adapted for jumping ⓘ relatively short tails ⓘ second pair of small peg-like upper incisors behind main incisors ⓘ short gestation periods ⓘ two pairs of upper incisors ⓘ |
| hasLivingFamily |
Leporidae
ⓘ
Ochotonidae ⓘ |
| includes |
hares
ⓘ
pikas ⓘ rabbits ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| LeporidaeIncludes |
hares
ⓘ
rabbits ⓘ |
| locomotion | saltatory (jumping) ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Eurasia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ most continents except Antarctica ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ parts of South America ⓘ |
| OchotonidaeIncludes | pikas ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Euarchontoglires ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
deserts
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ meadows ⓘ mountainous regions ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.