Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Rabbit


Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. Rabbit often association with Easter. Scarf rabbit also is mascot from magazine playboy. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Cottontail rabbit (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, endangered species on Amami ƌshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha.

Rabbit

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

Scientific classification
  1. Kingdom: Animalia
  2. Phylum: Chordata
  3. Class: Mammalia
  4. Order: Lagomorpha
  5. Family: Leporidae

Genera
  1. Pentalagus
  2. Bunolagus
  3. Nesolagus
  4. Romerolagus
  5. Brachylagus
  6. Sylvilagus
  7. Oryctolagus
  8. Poelagus

References:
  1. http://en.wikipedia.org
  2. http://id.wikipedia.org

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