Lots of people ask questions about rabbits and ferrets in the rodent section.
I am pretty sure it is because Answers from the pet section are pretty hazy for ferret/rabit questions.
But, is it, or do you think people sometimes misplace them?
What are Ferrets and rabbits any way?
Are they two seperate things? like , marsupial and something else ??
Just want to know these things.
Thanks
2007-06-19 13:52:44 · 16 answers · asked by Books books books! 4 in Pets ➔ Rodents
Rabbits are not rodents.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
FAMILY: LEPORIDAE
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbit (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, endangered species on Amami Oshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with cottontails, pikas, and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. Rabbits generally live between four and twenty years. A rabbit's gestation period is 28 to 31 days.[1]
2007-06-21 01:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dakota B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RABBITS ARE NOT RODENTS!
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Genus Oryctolagus
Species cuniculus
http://www.lagomania.com/lagoteeth.pdf
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2007-06-19 13:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits are Lagomorphs- very similar to rodents for most purposes
Ferrets, however, are mustelaids, relatives of weasels and skunks. They are NOT rodents, by any streach of the imagination. In fact, they are obligate carnivores.
I imagine most people don't misplace them and in fact know what their pets are. The problem arises from yahoo answers having a rodents section instead of a 'small mammals' one.
At least, I hope so. Please people, never try to feed your ferrets lettuce and such. Look at their teeth, for heaven's sake! They are meat-eaters.
2007-06-19 14:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by rowdy ferret 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Classifications
Rabbits and hares were formerly classified in the order Rodentia (rodent) until 1912, when they were moved into a new order Lagomorpha. This order also includes pikas.
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
Genus Pentalagus
answer , no. found in google search for rabit clasification.
2007-06-19 14:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by DAVID M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ferrets are of the order Carnivora and to the family Mustelidae. Weasels, ermines, minks, martens, sables, badgers, otters, and skunks are also in this family.
Rabbits, as stated above, are Lagomorphs, not rodents.
2007-06-19 14:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not rodents
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Rodents are
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
2007-06-19 13:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do know that rabbits are in the rodent family. I don't know where the ferrets fit in in the animal kingdom. 40% of all mammal species are rodents - 2, 277 species in all.
Marsupials are found only in Australia where evolutionary isolation allowed them to continue their existence.
I guess rabbits are not part of the rodentia family even though the name rodent comes from the Latin for "to gnaw".
2007-06-19 13:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Rabbits are rodents. Ferrets are members of the weasel family.
2007-06-19 13:56:37 · answer #8 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Rabbits are in the rodent family. But are not rodents.
2007-06-19 13:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by ... 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
No they are not rodents. They fall into the same catogories as dears, and hooved animals.
2007-06-19 13:55:28 · answer #10 · answered by la la 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋