Domesticated rabbits are part of the Lagomorpha order. (They’re not rodents, but they do share similarities.) Lagomorphs consist of both rabbits and hares (the family Leporidae) and pikas (the family Ochotonidae).
Wild rabbits are born with no fur and their eyes closed. Hares are born fully furred with their eyes open. Unlike adult rabbits and hares, pikas have small ears and frequently emit sounds like squeaks or high-pitched barks.All domesticated rabbits originate from the wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Currently, there are some 80 living species of lagomorphs, some of which are at varying risks of sustained survival.
Here is a list of the different wild rabbits, hares, and pikas, thanks to Wikipedia. Each variety can be Googled to see what they look like and to learn more about them.
Genus Pentalagus
Amami rabbit/Ryūkyū rabbit
(Pentalagus furnessi)
Endangered
Genus Bunolagus
Riverine rabbit
(Bunolagus monticularis)
Critically Endangered
Genus Nesolagus
Annamite striped rabbit
(Nesolagus timminsi)
Sumatran striped rabbit
(Nesolagus netscheri)
Vulnerable
Genus Romerolagus
Volcano rabbit
(Romerolagus diazi)
Endangered
Genus Brachylagus
Pygmy rabbit
(Brachylagus idahoensis)
Genus Sylvilagus
Subgenus Tapeti
Swamp rabbit
(Sylvilagus aquaticus)
Tapeti
(Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
Dice’s cottontail
(Sylvilagus dicei)
Omilteme cottontail
(Sylvilagus insonus)
Endangered
Marsh rabbit
(Sylvilagus palustris)
Venezuelan lowland rabbit
(Sylvilagus varynaensis)
Subgenus Sylvilagus
Desert cottontail
(Sylvilagus audubonii)
Manzano mountain cottontail
(Sylvilagus cognatus)
Mexican cottontail
(Sylvilagus cunicularis)
Eastern cottontail
(Sylvilagus floridanus)
Tres Marias rabbit
(Sylvilagus graysoni)
Endangered
Mountain cottontail
(Sylvilagus nuttallii)
Appalachian cottontail
(Sylvilagus obscurus)
Threatened
Robust cottontail
(Sylvilagus robustus)
Endangered
New England cottontail
(Sylvilagus transitionalis)
Vulnerable
Subgenus Microlagus
Brush rabbit
(Sylvilagus bachmani)
San Jose brush rabbit
(Sylvilagus mansuetus)
Critically Endangered
Genus Oryctolagus
European rabbit
(Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Threatened
Genus Poelagus
Bunyoro rabbit
(Poelagus marjorita)
Genus Pronolagus
Hewitt’s red rock hare
(Pronolagus saundersiae)
Jameson’s red rock hare
(Pronolagus randensis)
Natal red rock hare
(Pronolagus crassicaudatus)
Smith’s red rock hare
(Pronolagus rupestris)
Genus Caprolagus
Hispid hare
(Caprolagus hispidus)
Endangered
Genus Lepus
Subgenus Macrotolagus
Antelope jackrabbit
(Lepus alleni)
Subgenus Poecilolagus
Snowshoe hare
(Lepus americanus)
Subgenus Lepus
Alaskan hare
(Lepus othus)
Arctic hare
(Lepus arcticus)
Mountain hare
(Lepus timidus)
Subgenus Proeulagus
Black jackrabbit
(Lepus insularis)
Threatened
Black-tailed jackrabbit
(Lepus californicus)
Cape Hare
(Lepus capensis)
Desert hare
(Lepus tibetanus)
Scrub hare
(Lepus saxatilis)
Tehuantepec jackrabbit
(Lepus flavigularis)
Endangered
Tolai hare
(Lepus tolai)
White-sided jackrabbit
(Lepus callotis)
Threatened
Subgenus Eulagos
Broom hare
(Lepus castrovieoi)
Vulnerable
Corsican hare
(Lepus corsicanus)
Vulnerable
Ethiopian highland hare
(Lepus starcki)
European hare
(Lepus europaeus)
Granada hare
(Lepus granatensis)
Korean hare
(Lepus coreanus)
Manchurian hare
(Lepus mandschuricus)
White-tailed jackrabbit
(Lepus townsendii)
Woolly hare
(Lepus oiostolus)
Yunnan hare
(Lepus comus)
Subgenus Sabanalagus
African savanna hare
(Lepus microtis)
Ethiopian hare
(Lepus fagani)
Subgenus Indolagus
Burmese hare
(Lepus peguensis)
Hainan hare
(Lepus hainanus)
Vulnerable
Indian hare
(Lepus nigricollis)
Subgenus Sinolagus
Chinese hare
(Lepus sinensis)
Subgenus Tarimolagus
Yarkand hare
(Lepus yarkandensis)
Threatened
Subgenus Incertae Sedis
Abyssinian hare
(Lepus habessinicus)
Japanese hare
(Lepus brachyurus)
Northern pikas
Alpine pika/Altai Pika
(Ochotona alpine)
American pika
(Ochotona princeps)
Collared pika
(Ochotona collaris)
Helan Shan pika/silver pika/verver pika
(Ochotona argentata)
Critically Endangered
Hoffmann’s pika
(Ochotona hoffmanni)
Endangered
Northern pika/Siberian pika
(Ochotona hyperborea)
Pallas’s pika
(Ochotona pallasi)
Turuchan pika
(Ochotona turuchanensis)
Shrub-steppe pikas
Afghan pika
(Ochotona rufescens)
Daurian pika
(Ochotona dauurica)
Gansu pika/Gray pika
(Ochotona cansus)
Moupin pika
(Ochotona thibetana)
Nubra pika
(Ochotona nubrica)
Plateau pika/Black-lipped pika
(Ochotona curzoniae)
Steppe pika
(Ochotona pusilla)
Thomas’s pika
(Ochotona thomasi)
Tsing-ling pika
(Ochotona huangensis)
Mountain pikas
Chinese red pika
(Ochotona erythrotis)
Forrest’s pika
(Ochotona forresti)
Gaoligong pika
(Ochotona gaoligongensis)
Glover’s pika
(Ochotona gloveri)
Himalayan pika
(Ochotona himalayana)
Ili pika
(Ochotona iliensis)
Endangered
Koslov’s pika
(Ochotona koslowi)
Endangered
Ladak pika
(Ochotona ladacensis)
Large-eared pika
(Ochotona macrotis)
Muli pika
(Ochotona muliensis)
Black pika
(Ochotona nigritia)
Royle’s pika
(Ochotona roylei)
Turkestan red pika
(Ochotona rutila)
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