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mammal · Lagomorpha · Leporidae

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Wild Rabbit, Domestic Rabbit. Occurrence records of the European Rabbit are shared on GBIF from around 17 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kloofendal Nature Reserve (11 records), in 4 provinces.

IUCN: EndangeredLeporidae
17reserves with records
69records around them
4provinces
ENIUCN category
European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng11
Paradise ValleyNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal8
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape7
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected areaWC Western Cape7
Tokai ParkNational parkWC Western Cape6
Garden Route National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape6
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng3
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserveWC Western Cape3
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng2
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape2
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserveGP Gauteng2
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserveWC Western Cape2
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserveWC Western Cape2
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape2
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape2
Wellington ParkNature reserveEC Eastern Cape2
Kruin ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng2

By province

Western Cape
10 reserves
Gauteng
5 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
1 reserve
Eastern Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Order
Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Scientific name
Oryctolagus cuniculus
GBIF taxon
2436940
Wikidata
Q25851

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.