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The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) or coney [4] is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal and Andorra) and southwestern France. [3] It is the only extant species in the genus Oryctolagus .
Rabbits are native to North America, southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and parts of Africa and South America. They are not naturally found in most of Eurasia, where a number of species of hares are present. [135]
Rabbits, members of the Leporidae family (excluding Lepus (hares)) are generally much smaller than hares and include the rock hares and the hispid hare. They are native to Europe, parts of Africa, Central and Southern Asia, North America and much of South America. They inhabit both grassland and arid regions.
European rabbit and European hare were introduced in Roman times, [8] [9] while the indigenous mountain hare remains only in Scotland and a small re-introduced population in Derbyshire. [10] Eurasian beavers were formerly native to Britain before becoming extinct by the early 16th century due to hunting. Efforts are being made to reintroduce ...
The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated. The 64 extant species of Leporidae are contained within 11 genera . One genus, Lepus , contains 32 species that are collectively referred to as hares; the other eight genera are generally referred to as rabbits, with the majority – 19 species – in Sylvilagus , or ...
The European rabbit, introduced to Britain by the Romans in 1AD, [2] eats and therefore damages a wide variety of crops and cost the UK £263 million. Japanese knotweed, introduced as an ornamental garden plant in the late 19th century, the roots of which spread by underground rhizomes, can undermine and damage buildings, pavements and roads ...
The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution. Lagomorpha is divided into two families: Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares; and Ochotonidae, or the pikas.
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae . Although they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four ...