European rabbit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European rabbit lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oryctolagus cuniculus
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Diet (main food)	Festuca, bark, blackberry, root vegetable, herb, snail, acorn, Ulex, grass, cecotropes, winter wheat
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the European rabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European rabbit in 17 countries and territories across Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France
Australia
United Kingdom (introduced)
Germany
Spain
Sweden (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Ireland (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Portugal
Chile (introduced)
Switzerland (introduced)
New Zealand (introduced)
Finland (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
Canada (introduced)
United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does an European rabbit eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the European rabbit as: Festuca, bark, blackberry, root vegetable, herb, snail, acorn, Ulex, grass, cecotropes, winter wheat.

Is the European rabbit endangered?

The European rabbit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European rabbit?

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Oryctolagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European rabbit

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. It has been introduced to hundreds of locations around the world. Wild and domesticated European rabbits around the world can vary widely in size, shape, and colour. The average adult European rabbit is smaller than the European hare, though size and weight vary with habitat and diet.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European rabbit (revision 1378652206), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25851 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).