While lagomorphs (rabbits, hairs, and pikas) aren't rodents, both are believed to be closely related and share a common ancestry. Kind of like Hebrews and Arabs. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just as upsetting for a member of one group to be mistaken for that of the another. Not that I assume that the Lagomorph and Rodent communities are as much enemies as Israel and Palestine. Just that it's as irksome as say, assuming that all Latin Americans are Mexican. You know what I'm saying?