OCHOTONIDAE, Thomas, 1897
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6619785 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6617933 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E94121-1E47-FF7C-FD63-FE71198A268F |
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Carolina |
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OCHOTONIDAE |
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Family OCHOTONIDAE View in CoL
(PIKAS)
• Small, tailless, hamsterlike, herbivorous lagomorphs with two pairs of incisors (one behind the other), large rounded ears, and soft fur.
° 10-25 cm. View Figure
• Holarctic Region. View Figure
• Semi-desert, steppe, meadows, and forest in mountains, from elevations as low as 100 m to alpine zones at 5700 m. •
• 1 genus, 29 species, 62 extant taxa.
• 1 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered; none Extinct since 1600.
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