Hares and Rabbits - Family: Leporidae
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Distribution:
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Brown Hare - Lepus europaeus
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
> Subclass: Theria (Live-bearing Mammals)
> Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental Mammals)
> Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Euarchontoglires)
> Order: Lagomorpha (Lagomorphs)
> Family: Leporidae (Hares and Rabbits)
> Genus: Lepus
> Species: L. europaeus - Brown Hare
> Genus: Oryctolagus
> Species: O. cuniculus - European Rabbit
References and links:
Menkhorst, P.W. (ed.), (1995), Mammals of Victoria, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
Strahan, L. (Editor in Chief), (1983), The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife: The Complete Book of Australian Mammals, Angus and Robertson, Melbourne.
Van Dyck, Steve, Gynther, Ian. and Baker, Andrew. (2013) Field Companion to the Mammals of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, N.S.W.
Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds), (1989). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 1B Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/rabbits/rabbit-control
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/rabbits/rabbit-biology
https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/7ba1c152-7eba-4dc0-a635-2a2c17bcd794/files/rabbit.pdf
http://www.rabbitfreeaustralia.com.au/rabbits/the-rabbit-problem/
https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-animals/priority-pest-animals/european-hare
https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/a117ced5-9a94-4586-afdb-1f333618e1e3/files/45-ind.pdf
Menkhorst, P.W. (ed.), (1995), Mammals of Victoria, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
Strahan, L. (Editor in Chief), (1983), The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife: The Complete Book of Australian Mammals, Angus and Robertson, Melbourne.
Van Dyck, Steve, Gynther, Ian. and Baker, Andrew. (2013) Field Companion to the Mammals of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, N.S.W.
Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds), (1989). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 1B Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/rabbits/rabbit-control
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests/pest-animals-in-nsw/rabbits/rabbit-biology
https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/7ba1c152-7eba-4dc0-a635-2a2c17bcd794/files/rabbit.pdf
http://www.rabbitfreeaustralia.com.au/rabbits/the-rabbit-problem/
https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-animals/priority-pest-animals/european-hare
https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/a117ced5-9a94-4586-afdb-1f333618e1e3/files/45-ind.pdf
Text:
Photographic Contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 1486 - C 1509 - C 1510 - C 1511 - C 2345.
Beringen, Erik. C 1486 - C 1509 - C 1510 - C 1511 - C 2345.