Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus |
Notice the different postmark than the one above, for the same folded card with Eastern Cottontail, (Sylvilagus floridanus) |
Members of all genera except Lepus are usually referred to as rabbits, while members of Lepus (which accounts for almost half the species) are usually called hares. However the distinction between these two common names does not map completely into current taxonomy, since jackrabbits are members of Lepus, and members of the genera Pronolagus and Caprolagus are sometimes called hares.
Leporids are native across the world except Antarctica, and in Oceania where their introduction is a significant threat for the native mammals in Australia. ."
See my previous blogpost about the differences between RABBITS and HARES:
Today is letter L here:
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1 comment:
When I was a kid, I learned that a Belgian hare was a rabbit. This profoundly confounded me.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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