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European Rabbit

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The European rabbit is native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France, strongly associated with Mediterranean shrubland where it lives in social groups of one to five males and one to eight females sharing burrow systems called warrens. It is the only rabbit species widely domesticated, first kept in ancient Rome from the first century BCE, and every breed of domestic rabbit descends from it. Introduced to at least 800 islands and every continent except Antarctica, it has often devastated local biodiversity where it lacks natural predators, most famously in Australia. Its own wild populations are now assessed as Near Threatened, driven down by overhunting, habitat loss and diseases including myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Herbivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Threats

Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Oryctolagus cuniculus 3

Conservation Status

Near Threatened 3

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In Biome

Source European Rabbit (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Wikidata: European Rabbit

Additional Source Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)Article text

Source Wikidata: European Rabbit

Additional Source European Rabbit (Wikipedia)Article text

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: European rabbit

diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
European rabbits prefer grassland habitats and are herbivorous, mainly feeding on grasses and leaves, though they may supplement their diet with berries, tree bark, and field crops such as maize.
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It has also had major agricultural and biological impacts as an invasive species.
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It has been introduced to hundreds of locations around the world.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. European Rabbit (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Introduction
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France.
Taxobox, IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
Opening paragraph
native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat subsection
strongly associated with Mediterranean shrubland
In Ecosystem: Heath, Article text
Truly wild populations increased slowly, primarily in the coastal areas and lowland heaths of Breckland and Norfolk.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Oryctolagus cuniculus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Oryctolagus cuniculus (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES

Quote, Conservation Status: CITES

CITES No special status

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Wikidata: European Rabbit

Wikidata Q25851, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: LagomorphaView the Source

Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)

WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text

Quote, In Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text

38 mammal species have been recorded, including twelve species of bat, red deer, European rabbit, European hedgehog, common genet, wildcat, wild boar, Iberian lynx, garden dormouse, Egyptian mongoose, greater white-toothed shrew, Eurasian otter, wood mouse, European polecat, red fox, European badger, Mediterranean pine vole, southwestern water vole and black rat.

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