Scientists discover Spain and Portugal have been hiding a second rabbit species for nearly 2 million years, and it is now quietly disappearing

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed only one species of rabbit lived across the Iberian Peninsula, with at ...
Forbes

Why Is Your Pet Rabbit Of European Descent? Researchers Have A Possible Explanation.

Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

In 1859, Australia released 13 rabbits for hunting. Decades later, they created one of the world’s worst invasive species crises

When European rabbits arrived in Australia in the 19th century, they were brought in as familiar game animals for hunting ...

Iberian rabbit: species hidden by Spain and Portugal for 2 million years

A CSIC team and universities in Spain, Portugal and the UK say the European rabbit is in fact two species split 2 million ...
Nature

Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation of European Rabbits

The European rabbit serves as a keystone species in many temperate and Mediterranean ecosystems, shaping vegetation structure, soil processes and food‐web dynamics. Its grazing maintains open habitats ...