Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rabbit breeds Rabbits and hares were formerly classified in the order Rodentia (rodent) until 1912, when they were moved into a new order Lagomorpha. This order also includes pikas. Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae Genus Pentalagus Amami Rabbit/Ryūkyū Rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi Genus Bunolagus Bushman Rabbit, Bunolagus monticularis Genus Nesolagus Sumatran Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri Annamite Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi Genus Romerolagus Volcano Rabbit, Romerolagus diazi Genus Brachylagus Pygmy Rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis Genus Sylvilagus Forest Rabbit, Sylvilagus brasiliensis Dice's Cottontail, Sylvilagus dicei Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani San Jose Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus Swamp Rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus Marsh Rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus New England Cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii Omilteme Cottontail, Sylvilagus insonus Mexican Cottontail, Sylvilagus cunicularis Tres Marias Rabbit, Sylvilagus graysoni Genus Oryctolagus European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus Genus Poelagus Central African Rabbit, Poelagus marjorita Three other genera in family, regarded as hares, not rabbits