Various countries across all continents except Antarctica and Australia have indigenous species of Leporidae. Like most common names, however, the distinction does not match current taxonomy completely jackrabbits are members of Lepus, and members of the genera Pronolagus and Caprolagus sometimes are called hares. The common name "rabbit" usually applies to all genera in the family except Lepus, while members of Lepus (almost half the species) usually are called hares. Leporidae differ from pikas in that they have short, furry tails and elongated ears and hind legs. Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha.
The Latin word Leporidae means "those that resemble lepus" (hare).
Leporidae ( / l ə ˈ p ɔː r ɪ d iː, - d aɪ/) is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 70 species of extant mammals in all. Skeleton of Alaskan Hare on display at the Museum of Osteology.
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