Portal:Lagomorpha

The Lagomorpha portal Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) The lagomorphs (/ˈlæɡəmɔːrf/) are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and the Ochotonidae (pikas). There are 110 recent species of lagomorph of which 109 are extant, including 10 genera of rabbits (42 species), 1 genus of hare (33 species) and 1 genus of pika (34 species). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek lagos (λαγώς, "hare") + morphē (μορφή, "form"). (Full article...) Selected article A woman and her rabbit The British Rabbit Council (BRC) is a British showing organization for rabbit breeders. Originally founded as The Beveren Club in 1918, its name first changed to British Fur Rabbit Society and finally to The British Rabbit Society. Today, the BRC among other things investigates rabbit diseases, maintains a catalog of rabbit breeds, and sets rules for about 1,000 rabbit shows annually in the UK. Owners of house rabbits are also encouraged to join the organization to learn how to care optimally for their pets. More… Selected breed The Checkered Giant is a breed of rabbit developed in Europe. In the UK the breed is known as Giant Papillon. Checkered Giants are one of 47 breeds of domestic rabbits recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association. Mature Checkered Giant bucks should weigh at least 11 pounds (5.0 kg), and mature does 12 pounds (5.4 kg), but there is no specified maximum weight. The Checkered Giant is outweighed by the Giant Chinchilla and Flemish Giant. The Checkered Giant is one of only 11 breeds with defined markings. More… Selected quote “ It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world… A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit… But it caught on, especially with young people — they surprised me most of all. ” — James Stewart Referring to his 1950 film Harvey Subcategories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Lagomorphs Fictional lagomorphs Fictional rabbits and hares Leporidae Rabbit breeds Leporid diseases Hare hunting Individual rabbits Rabbit landraces Lepus Mythological rabbits and hares Rabbits and hares in popular culture Pronolagus Rabbit dishes Rabbits as pets Sylvilagus Pikas no subcategories Prehistoric lagomorphs no subcategories Lagomorph stubs no subcategories Related portals Selected image Silver coin with hare Silver coin with hare Ancient Greek tetradrachm silver coin featuring a hare and a dolphin (right), ca. 461–450 BC Selected video A rabbit grooming itself Did you know "Rabbit" in… Chinese: 兔子 French: le lapin German: das Kaninchen Hindi: ख़रगोश Japanese: 兎 Latin: cuniculus Scots: kinnen Spanish: el conejo Get involved For editor resources and to collaborate with other editors on improving Wikipedia's Lagomorpha-related articles, see WikiProject Mammals. Things you can do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Belgian Silver, British Giant, Palomino, Sussex, Thüringer Cleanup : Holland Lop, Angora rabbit Expand : House Rabbit Society, British Rabbit Council Infobox : Template:Infobox rabbit breed Photo : Additional pictures of different breeds, either photos taken by yourself or from Flickr Stubs : Czech Red Rabbit, Blue of Sint-Niklaas, Havana (rabbit), Alaska rabbit. More… Verify : Netherland Dwarf , Rabbit show jumping Topics Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus