Lagomorpha

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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 38

How this entity was disambiguated

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 period
linked to: Paleogene
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eutheria includes Lagomorpha
black-tailed jackrabbit order Lagomorpha
Mammalia includesOrder Lagomorpha
Amami rabbit order Lagomorpha
Euarchontoglires includes Lagomorpha
Euarchontoglires GliresIncludes Lagomorpha
Glires includes Lagomorpha
Lepus order Lagomorpha
European rabbit order Lagomorpha
American pika order Lagomorpha
Caprolagus hispidus order Lagomorpha
subject linked to: hispid hare
Pentalagus furnessi order Lagomorpha
Ochotonidae order Lagomorpha
Lepus californicus order Lagomorpha
Lepus corsicanus order Lagomorpha
Lepus hainanus order Lagomorpha
snowshoe hare order Lagomorpha
white-tailed jackrabbit order Lagomorpha
Caprolagus order Lagomorpha
Caprolagus hispidus order Lagomorpha
subject linked to: Caprolagus
Poelagus order Lagomorpha
Poelagus marjorita order Lagomorpha
subject linked to: Poelagus
Poelagus belongsToOrder Lagomorpha
Oryctolagus order Lagomorpha
Brachylagus order Lagomorpha
Lepus arcticus order Lagomorpha
Romerolagus order Lagomorpha
Bunolagus order Lagomorpha
Bunolagus monticularis order Lagomorpha
subject linked to: Bunolagus
Nesolagus order Lagomorpha
Lepus castroviejoi order Lagomorpha
Lepus microtis order Lagomorpha
Lepus victoriae order Lagomorpha
Lepus yarkandensis order Lagomorpha
Lepus tolai order Lagomorpha
Lepus comus order Lagomorpha
Lepus peguensis order Lagomorpha
European hare order Lagomorpha