Rabbit

"Bunny" redirects here. For other uses, see Bunny (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Rabbit (disambiguation).
For domesticated breeds (including pets), see Domestic rabbit.
Not to be confused with Rabbet.
Rabbit
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Holocene, 53–0 Ma
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Rabbit in montana.jpg
Young rabbit in Montana, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
in part
Genera
Pentalagus
Bunolagus
Nesolagus
Romerolagus
Brachylagus
Sylvilagus
Oryctolagus
Poelagus
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. Rabbits, especially domestic breeds, may informally be called bunnies. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Ōshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

Contents [hide]
1 Habitat and range
2 Terminology
3 Biology
3.1 Evolution
3.2 Morphology
3.3 Ecology
3.4 Sleep
4 Diet and eating habits
5 Rabbit diseases
6 Differences from hares
7 Domesticated rabbits
8 As food and clothing
9 Environmental problems
10 In culture and literature
10.1 Folklore and mythology
10.2 Other fictional rabbits
10.3 Urban legends
11 Classifications
12 See also
13 References
14 Further reading
15 External links