Being named for Lepus, the entire clade Leporidae should be glossed as the hare family, rather than the rabbit family. Making true rabbits a subset of the hares (but not of true hares, genus Lepus). But this is purely a semantic point, it's just that its more appropriate, per the derivation of the converted clade name.

Otherwise, it's like frogs and toads, where other than true subclade members, either goes

#semantics #phylogeny #leporidae #hares #rabbits

#specbio #leporidae #lagomorphs #australia #newzealand #introducedspecies #rabbits #oryctolagus #cuniculus

@elakdawalla someone long ago explained #s to me thus: they are like taxonomy, a way of classifying data into discreet, searchable segments. If I’m describing “rabbit” w/ Taxonomy, I’d use #mammal #lagomorpha #leporidae. If I’m posting something about a painting of rabbits and want my post to reach folks interested in art & rabbits, i would use #rabbits #bunnies #painting #art etc. #s aren’t spammy, they are just topic assists to help people find your posts. Tag away.