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The European rabbit was introduced and established a self-sustaining population in 1971 after a group of school children released 8 rabbits on the island. [76] [77] The European rabbit has been introduced as an exotic species into several environments, often with harmful results to vegetation and local wildlife, making it an invasive species.
Oryctolagus (/ ˌ ɔː r ɪ k ˈ t ɑː l ə ɡ ə s /) is a genus of lagomorph that today contains the European rabbit and its descendant, the domestic rabbit, as well as several fossil species. The generic name derives from Ancient Greek: ὀρυκτός (oryktos, “dug up”) and λαγώς (lagōs, “hare”). [1]
Rabbits and hares have historically not occupied the same locations, and only became sympatric relatively recently; historic accounts describe antagonistic relationships between rabbits and hares, specifically between the European hare and European or cottontail rabbits, but scientific literature since 1956 has found no evidence of aggression ...
Different breeds of rabbit at an exhibition in the Netherlands, 1952. As of 2017, there were at least 305 breeds of the domestic rabbit in 70 countries around the world raised for in the agricultural practice of breeding and raising domestic rabbits as livestock for their value in meat, fur, wool, education, scientific research, entertainment and companionship in cuniculture. [1]
They are generally small in size and come in two main groupings of body plans, the larger rabbit group and smaller pika group, ranging overall from the 11 cm (4 in) long Gansu pika to the 76 cm (30 in) long desert hare. The domestic rabbit subspecies of the European rabbit has been domesticated, resulting in a worldwide distribution.
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Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Pygmy rabbit. B. idahoensis (Merriam, 1891) Western America (introduced in red) Size: 23–30 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail [3] Habitat: Shrubland and desert [4] Diet: Sagebrush, as well as grass and other plants [3] LC
A theory exists (though it is somewhat controversial) [citation needed] that a corruption of this name used by the Romans became Hispania, the Latin name for the Iberian Peninsula. [1] Domestication of the European rabbit rose slowly from a combination of game-keeping and animal husbandry. Among the numerous foodstuffs imported by sea to Rome ...