Species group · Mammals
Rabbits
WAnimals has 3 species of rabbit, all in the family Leporidae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 64 countries
- 173 parks
- Weight
- 700 g – 2.5 kg
- Length
- 25 cm – 50 cm
- Lifespan
- 1 – 4 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of rabbits on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 64 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is the ancestor of every domestic rabbit breed in the world.
From European Rabbit
It is an induced ovulator, releasing eggs only in direct response to mating.
From European Rabbit
A female can produce 30 to 50 young a year in good conditions.
From European Rabbit
It does not burrow: its young are born in a simple form lined with grass and the mother's fur, hidden in the vegetation, without the protection of a burrow.
From Tapeti
It is the only wild rabbit that reaches the Andean páramos above 3,000 metres, a cold and exposed environment no other American lagomorph occupies.
From Tapeti
Barely 15% of its young survive their first year.
From Eastern Cottontail
It can have as many as 5 or 6 litters a year.
From Eastern Cottontail
One female may mate with several different males in a season.
From Eastern Cottontail