#0006 · 🦊 mammals

European Rabbit

🇳🇱 Konijn ·Oryctolagus cuniculus

🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

The European rabbit or common rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) is a species of rabbit native to southwestern Europe (Spain, Portugal and Western France) and northwest Africa (Morocco and Algeria). It has been widely introduced elsewhere, often with devastating effects on local biodiversity. However, its decline in its native range (caused by the diseases myxomatosis and rabbit calicivirus, as well as overhunting and habitat loss), has caused the decline of its highly dependent predators, the Iberian lynx and...

base stats

NL sightings 823iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 72,552iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 823 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #6 most seen of the mammals in NL.
72,552 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.