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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 .
The European rabbit notably lives in extensive burrow networks called warrens. [134] Rabbits are native to North America, southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and parts of Africa and South America.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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]
In the UK, native red squirrels are becoming increasingly difficult to spot. Due to the arrival of invasive grey squirrels, they've even been placed on the endangered species list. Luckily, they ...
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.