- Prolagus
Taxobox
name = Mediterranean giant pikasMSW3 Hoffmann | pages = 193-194]
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Lagomorpha
familia = †Prolagidae
familia_authority =Gureev , 1964
genus = †"Prolagus"
genus_authority = Pomel, 1853
type_species = "Anoema aeningensis"
type_species_authority = König, 1825
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See textProlagidae is an
extinct family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes theLeporidae (rabbit s andhare s). One genus, "Prolagus", is recognised within the family. This family as Prolaginae was previously considered a subfamily ofOchotonidae .Species
The genus "Prolagus" consists of several prehistoric species.cite web | author = Angelone, C. | year = 2004 | title = Messinian Prolagus (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) of Italy | work = Messinian Online | url = http://www.messinianonline.it/MSCCorte1.php | accessdate = 2008-01-14] Only one, the
Sardinian Pika , survived in historical time.cite book | author = Nowak, Ronald M. | year = 1999 | title = Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition, volume II | publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press | pages = 1936 pp.]* †"
Prolagus aeningensis "
* †"Prolagus aguilari "
* †"Prolagus apricenicus "
* †"Prolagus crusafonti "
* †"Prolagus fortis "
* †"Prolagus imperialis "
* †"Prolagus italicus "
* †"Prolagus major "
* †"Prolagus michauxi "
* †"Prolagus oeningensis "
* †"Prolagus praevasconiensis "
* †"Prolagus sardus "
* †"Prolagus schnaitheimensis "
* †"Prolagus sorbinii "
* †"Prolagus tobieni "
* †"Prolagus vasconiensis "References
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