---
title: "European Rabbit"
description: "Oryctolagus cuniculus — Mammiferi. The European rabbit or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/european-rabbit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Rabbit

> Oryctolagus cuniculus — Mammiferi. The European rabbit or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France.

- Scientific name: *Oryctolagus cuniculus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `farm` (Fattoria), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 71053
- Wikidata: [Q25851](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25851)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43151](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43151)

## Names

- en: European Rabbit
- de: Wildkaninchen
- es: Conejo europeo
- fr: Lapin de garenne
- nl: Europees konijn
- pt: Coelho-europeu
- pl: Królik europejski

## Countries with the most observations

GB (11349), ES (8371), AU (6990), DE (3272), CA (2897), FR (2874), NZ (2777), US (2345), PT (1843), IT (834), NL (810), SE (577)

## Summary

The European rabbit or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. It has been introduced to hundreds of locations around the world. Wild and domesticated European rabbits around the world can vary widely in size, shape, and colour. The average adult European rabbit is smaller than the European hare, though size and weight vary with habitat and diet.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_rabbit

## Photo

![European Rabbit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-rabbit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jens Ullenius · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106554512

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-rabbit?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).