DeCS

Descriptor English:

Lagomorpha

Descriptor Spanish:

Lagomorpha

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

Lagomorpha

Scope note:

Orden de pequeños mamíferos constituido por dos familias, Ochotonidae (pikas) y Leporidae (CONEJOS y LIEBRES). La longitud de la cabeza y el cuerpo oscila entre 125 mm a 750 mm, aproximadamente. Las liebres y conejos tienen una cola corta, y las pikas no poseen cola. Los conejos nacen sin pelos y con los ojos y las orejas cerrados. Las LIEBRES nacen con la piel bien provista de pelos y los ojos y orejas abiertos. Todos son vegetarianos(Nowak, Walker s Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p539-41).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Lagomorpha

Descriptor French:

Lagomorpha

Entry term(s):

Lagomorphes
Leporidae
Léporidés
Ochotona
Ochotonidae
Ochotonidés
Pikas

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.968

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007793

Scope note:

An order of small mammals comprising two families, Ochotonidae (pikas) and Leporidae (RABBITS and HARES). Head and body length ranges from about 125 mm to 750 mm. Hares and rabbits have a short tail, and the pikas lack a tail. Rabbits are born furless and with both eyes and ears closed. HARES are born fully haired with eyes and ears open. All are vegetarians. (From Nowak, Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p539-41)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

7971

Unique ID:

D007793

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1991/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2017/07/11