Rabbits, Hares and Pikas
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
One species of pika occurs in California.
- American Pika, Ochotona princeps
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
8 species of rabbits and hares occur in California.
- Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis (CDFG special concern, harvest)
- Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus (harvest)
- Oregon Snowshoe Hare, L. americanus klamathensis (CDFG special concern)
- Sierra Nevada Snowshoe Hare, L. americanus tahoensis (CDFG special concern; endemic)
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest)
- San Diego Black-tailed Jackrabbit, L. californicus bennettii (CDFG special concern; endemic)
- White-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFG special concern, harvest)
- European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced)
- Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii (harvest)
- Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani (harvest, except for endangered Riparian subspecies)
- Riparian Brush Rabbit, S. bachmani riparius (CDFG special concern; endemic)
- Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii (harvest)
Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of California
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