Upper body grey-brown, underparts pale grey. Ears long, but do not extend past the nose if held forward. Tail white.

European Rabbits shelter in burrows (warrens). They eat grass and fleshy plant roots (tubers). They are considered to be a pest species in Australia and there have been many attempts to eradicate them. The IUCN listing as 'near threatened' relates only to their natural range of southwest Europe and Northwest Africa.

At a glance

Habitat They can be found in a wide range of areas
Size Body up to 45 cm long
Origin Introduced
Distribution Mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
They can be found in a wide range of areas
Size
Body up to 45 cm long
Common Name European Rabbit
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Introduced
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassMammalia
SubclassEutheria
OrderLagomorpha
FamilyLeporidae
GenusOryctolagus
SpeciesOryctolagus cuniculus
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