Species: Oryctolagus cuniculus

European Rabbit
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Mammalia

    Order

    Lagomorpha

    Family

    Leporidae

    Genus

    Oryctolagus

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Conejo Doméstico - lapin de garenne
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Other Mammals
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae - Oryctolagus
    Migration
    true - false - false
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Grasses and other herbaceous plants. Also may eat bark and twigs of woody plants and agricultural crops.
    Reproduction Comments
    Main part of mating season occurs January-June. Gestation lasts 28-33 days. Females give birth to 3-9 young; as many as 6 litters per year. On island in Hawaii, productivity is low: average of 6.6 young/adult female/year (Dixon 1973).
    Ecology Comments
    Gregarious. "Warrens" (extensive burrow systems with many entrances) may occupy an area of more than 1 hectare. Predators include domestic cats, foxes, weasels, etc.
    Length
    60
    Weight
    2300
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1996-11-05
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-11-05
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Apparently native throughout southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. Introduced to many other regions including: Great Britian; Ukraine; New Zealand; Australia; South America; islands of the central Pacific Ocean (Hawaii: presently on Manana and Lehua); and North America.
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