Lagomorpha (Noun)
Meaning
Rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Lagomorpha order comprises around 80 species of rabbits, hares, and pikas, with the majority of these being solitary animals.
- The group Lagomorpha was previously considered a suborder within the order Rodentia, but is now widely recognized as a distinct order.
- Rabbits and hares both belong to the family Leporidae within the order Lagomorpha, yet they exhibit distinct differences in behavior and habitat.
- In recent years, scientists have made major strides in genetic analysis of the Lagomorpha order, uncovering new insights into the evolutionary relationships between its various species.
- Due to convergent evolution, many Lagomorpha species have developed adaptations that allow them to coexist with Rodentia species, their former classification group, in the same ecological niches.