What is the scientific species name for rabbits?

Answer 1

There is more than one wild rabbit species native to America and each species has its own scientific name. Examples include :

- Marsh Rabbit: Sylvilagus palustris

- Pygmy rabbit: Brachylagus idahoensis

- Brush Rabbit: Sylvilagus bachmani

- Swamp Rabbit: Sylvilagus aquaticus

- Eastern Cottontail: Sylvilagus floridanus

- New England Cottontail: Sylvilagus transitionalis

- Appalachian Cottontail: Sylvilagus obscurus

Pet rabbits, no matter where they are in the world, are part of the European Rabbit species and their scientific name is Oryctolagus cuniculus.

Answer 2

There are many different rabbit species and each one has it's own scientific name. The species name for the Common Rabbit, also known as the European Rabbit, and the domestic rabbit, is Oryctolagus cuniculus.

Answer 3

These are the names of many rabbits (the scientific name is on the bottom) European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus African Savanna Hare Lepus victoriae Alaskan Hare Lepus othus Amami Rabbit Pentalagus furnessi Antelope Jackrabbit Lepus alleni Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus Black Jackrabbit Lepus insularis Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Broom Hare Lepus castroviejoi Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani Bunyoro Rabbit Poelagus marjorita Burmese Hare Lepus pequensis Brown Hare Lepus capensis Chinese Hare Lepus sinensis Corsican Hare Lepus corsicanus Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Dice's Cottontail Sylvilagus dicei Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Ethiopean Hare Lepus fagani Ethiopean Highland Hare Lepus starcki European Hare Lepus europaeus Granada Hare Lepus granatensis Hainan Hare Lepus hainanus Hispid Hare Caprolagus hispidus Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis Jameson's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus randensis Japanese Hare Lepus bracyurus Korean Hare Lepus coreanus Marsh Rabbit Sylvilagus palustris Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Natal Red Rock Hare Pronolagus crassicaudatus New England Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis Omilteme Cottontail Sylvilagus insonus Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Riverine Rabbit Bunolagus monticularis San Jose Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus mansuetus Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis Smith's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus rupestris Sumatra Short Eared Rabbit Nesolagus netscheri Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis Tehuantepec Jackrabbit Lepus flavigularis Tolai Hare Lepus tolai Tres Marias Cottontail Sylvilagus graysoni Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi White-sided Jackrabbit Lepus callotis White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus Yarkand Hare Lepus yarkandensis Yunnan Hare Lepus comus

Answer 4

The scientific name of the rabbit family (also the hare family) is Leporidae.

Answer 5

Sylvilagus floridanus is the scientific name for the cottontail rabbit.

Answer 6

All rabbits are "Lagomorphs" that means they have big ears, large back feet, and continually growing teeth. They are notrodents!

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Answer 8

Lepus europaeus (hare).

Answer 9

leporidae