Families

FAMILIES

  • Leporidae consists of rabbit and hare
  • Ochotonide consists of mouse-hare
  • The significant species in this group are given below
    • Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis) is present in most parts of India. The animals are :
    • Blacknaped hare (sighted in areas from south India to the Godavari on the east and west as well as MP)
    • Rufoustailed hare (seen in Himalayas southwards to Godavari)
    • Desert hare (seen in Rajasthan, Cutch, Kathiawar, Sind, south-west Punjab)
    • Cape hare (sighted in Kashmir)
    • Woolly hare (seen in Sikkim and Ladak)
    • Himalayan mouse hare (Ochotona royle)
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