Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Report

Family	Leporidae Fischer, 1817 – Hares, Rabbits
Genus	Oryctolagus Lilljeborg, 1873 – Old World rabbits
Species	Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) – European Rabbit, Wild Rabbit, Conejo
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Subspecies	Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus (Loche, 1858)

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What family do rabbits belong to?

rabbit, any of 29 species of long-eared mammals belonging to the family Leporidae, excluding hares (genus Lepus).

What classification is a rabbit?

Rabbits do not belong to the Rodentia order, they are lagomorphs (Lagomorpha order). This is because a rabbit has four incisors in the upper jaw (including two non-functional teeth), while rodents only have two. Both rabbits and rodents each have two lower incisors.

What is the scientific name of the rabbit?

Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)

Why are rabbits mammals?

Conclusion to Rabbits Rabbits are mammals, which are warm blooded animals with backbones. They like to live in groups and dig tunnels under the ground to protect themselves. They are prey and have many predators that like to eat them. Rabbits are herbivores, which means they like to eat only plants.

What are the 7 classification of a rabbit?

Enter your search terms: Rabbits are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Lagomorpha, family Leporidae.

Why are rabbits called bunnies?

The word bunny itself could be a derivative of the Scottish word bun (rabbit, squirrel, tail of a hare) or from the French word bon (good). Gradually, the term bunny expanded to describe not just young female humans, but also young and/or small animals. Nowadays, it generally refers to a baby rabbit.

Do rabbits mate with rats?

Can rabbits mate with rats? Rabbits and rats come from two different families and can’t interbreed.