European Rabbit

species of lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)
Taxon taxon Q25851
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Summary

European Rabbit is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,988 views/month, #638 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: Oryctolagus[5]
  • Taxon name: Oryctolagus cuniculus[6]
  • Subclass of: rabbit[7]
  • Commons category: Oryctolagus cuniculus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oryctolagus cuniculus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Oryctolagus cuniculus[10]
  • Main food source: cecotropes[11], grass[12], herb[13], bark[14], Festuca[15], winter wheat[16], blackberry[17], Ulex[18], acorn[19], root vegetable[20], snail[21]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
  • Original combination: Lepus cuniculus[24]
  • Short name: O. cuniculus[25]
  • Taxon common name: European Rabbit[26], Rabbit[27], Conejo[28], Lapin de garenne[29], Old World Rabbit[30], Altweltliches Wildkaninchen[31], Europäisches Wildkaninchen[32], králík divoký[33], konijn[34], lapin, lapin de garenne[35], Wildkaninchen[36], kani[37], Iepure de vizuină[38], Iepure sălbatic european[39]
  • Different from: rabbit[40], Lepus europaeus[41]
  • Gestation period: 30 day[42], 29 day[43]

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Identifiers

European Rabbit's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43151[44]. European Rabbit's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9986[45]. European Rabbit's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327977[46]. European Rabbit's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436940[47]. European Rabbit's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180129[48].

Why It Matters

European Rabbit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [45] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [48] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [46] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [47] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A history of British mammals. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [43] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  46. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo'} +16
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Urukwavu.wav
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  2. 13w ago · O Breixo · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo'} +16
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  3. 16w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rabbit'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Conejo'} +16
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Taxon common name: divji kunec"
  4. 23w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → rabbit
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Parent taxon → Oryctolagus
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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