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Order

The order Lagomorpha is represented in California by the following taxa:

Family Ochotonidae (pikas)
    Genus Ochotona
        Ochotona princeps (American Pika)
Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
    Genus Brachylagus
        Brachylagus idahoensis (Pygmy Rabbit)
    Genus Lepus
        Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare)
                ssp. klamathensis (Oregon Snowshoe Hare)
                ssp. tahoensis (Sierra Nevada Snowshoe Hare)
        Lepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit)
                ssp. bennetti (San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit)
        Lepus townsendi (White-tailed Jackrabbit)
    Genus Oryctolagus
       *Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit)
    Genus Sylvilagus
         Sylvilagus auduboni (Audubon's or Desert Cottontail)
         Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush Rabbit)
                ssp. riparius (Riparian Brush Rabbit)
         Sylvilagus nuttalli (Nuttall's or Mountain Cottontail)

Those species marked with an asterisk (*) are non-native species that have been introduced to the California fauna.