Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 (European rabbit)

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Alternative combinations: Lepus (Oryctolagus) cuniculus, Lepus cuniculus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Oryctolagus according to T. H. Worthy 1997

See also Boule and De Villeneuve 1927, Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi 1995, Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Belgium (1), France (8), Italy (3), Libya (1), Monaco (1), Morocco (3), Portugal (1), Spain (20), Turkey (1)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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