They resemble rabbits due to convergent evolution
Viscacha or vizcacha (UK: /vɪˈskætʃə/, US: /vɪˈskɑːtʃə/) are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits
“”“Don’t trust your lying eyes”“”
despite what The Party wants me to believe, I know that that’s a rabbit