2006-06-16 08:57:10 · 6 answers · asked by ♣Tascalcoán♣ 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
its like this oversize rat with big ears and a bushy tail. except rabbits are cute and rats are not. and .....yea thats the only way i can explain it. why dont u just type in RABBIT on yahoo pictures!
2006-06-16 09:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by amayapgeorge 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
That is a difficult question without a straightforward answer. To start with, the animals collectively known as rabbits are members of the family Leporidae in the order Lagomorpha. They are characterized by having 2 upper incisors (per side) on tope and a single incisor on the bottom.
Rabbits sometimes refers to all members of the family except for the genus Lepus, which are considered hares. The genera Caprolagus and Pronolagus are also often called hares as well. If the term "hare" is restricted to Lepus, then "hare" at least becomes a biologically meaningful term. All hares can be traced to a common ancestor. Rabbits aren't a biologically meaningful group and can't be traced to a common ancestor independent of hares. Hares evolved from within the rabbits. Some species of rabbits are more closely related to the hares as a group than they are to other rabbits.
In general, rabbits are born naked and blind in contrast to the furred, sighted, and mobile hares. Rabbits tend to be a bit more slow moving compared with the quick running hares. Neither rabbits nor hares can be considered to hop. Unlike the Easter Bunny, they run on all fours and don't employ a bipedal stance.
Incidentally, jackrabbits are in genus Lepus and are really hares.
2006-06-16 18:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by aranae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leporid - rabbits and hares
leporid mammal
gnawing mammal, lagomorph - relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits
rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
2006-06-16 16:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by campojoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, as the commonly domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus or the cottontail.
2006-06-19 23:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A mammal or a Volkswagon.
2006-06-16 16:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-16 16:00:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋