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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Oryctolagus
Lilljeborg, 1873
- Old World rabbit
(mammal)
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Entity:
Leporidae (Family) - hares and rabbits
..†Alilepus (Genus)
..†Aluralagus (Genus)
..†Archaeolagus (Genus)
..†Aztlanolagus (Genus)
..Brachylagus (Genus) - pygmy rabbit
..Bunolagus (Genus) - bushman rabbit
..Caprolagus (Genus) - bristly rabbit
..†Chadrolagus (Genus)
..diseases
..†Gobiolagus (Genus)
..†Gripholagomys (Genus)
..†Hypolagus (Genus)
..†Hypsimylus (Genus)
..†Lepoides (Genus)
..Lepus (Genus) - hares
..†Litolagus (Genus)
..†Lushilagus (Genus)
..†Megalagus (Genus)
..†Mytonolagus (Genus)
..†Nekrolagus (Genus)
..Nesolagus (Genus) - Sumatra short-eared rabbit
..†Notolagus (Genus)
..†Ordolagus (Genus)
..†Palaeolagus (Genus)
..†Panolax (Genus)
..†Paranotolagus (Genus)
..Pentalagus (Genus) - Ryukyu rabbit
..†Pewelagus (Genus)
..†Pliopentalagus (Genus)
..Poelagus (Genus) - Central African rabbit
..†Pratilepus (Genus)
..†Procaprolagus (Genus)
..Pronolagus (Genus) - red rabbits
..†Pronotolagus (Genus)
..Romerolagus (Genus) - volcano rabbit
..†Serengetilagus (Genus)
..†Shamolagus (Genus)
..†Strenulagus (Genus)
..Sylvilagus (Genus) - cottontails
..†Trischizolagus (Genus)
..†Tsaganolagus (Genus)
..†Veterilepus (Genus)
..Oryctolagus (Genus) - Old World rabbit
....Oryctolagus cuniculus (Species) - European rabbit
Authorship
Original name
:
Lilljeborg, 1873:417.
Questionably
Original rank
:
Types
Type
:
Oryctolagus cuniculus
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Variants
Different spelling
:
Oryctalagus
(Genus)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Cuniculus
(Genus)
Meyer, 1790, nom. illeg.
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 197.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
konijnen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Old World rabbit
:
domestic rabbit
:
rabbit
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026