European rabbit
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| phylum | Chordata | The European rabbit or common rabbit is native to southwestern Europe (Spain and Portugal) 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 the Spanish Imperial eagle. The European rabbit is the only species of rabbit to be domesticated. All pet breeds of rabbits are of this species.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Lagomorpha | |
| family | Leporidae | |
| genus | Oryctolagus | |
| species | O. cuniculus |
