Lagomorpha is a clade of herbivorous mammals nested within Euarchontoglires, one the major placental groups represented today. It comprises two extant families with markedly different body plans: long-eared and long-limbed Leporidae (hares rabbits) short-eared short-limbed Ochotonidae (pikas). These lagomorph lineages diverged probably during latest Eocene/early Oligocene, but it unclear whethe...

A bird species is regarded as alien invasive if it has been introduced, intentionally or accidentally, to a location where it did not previously occur naturally, becomes capable of establishing a breeding population without further intervention by humans, spreads and becomes a pest affecting the environment, the local biodiversity, the economy and/or society, including human health. European St...