Oryctolagus cuniculus

This is the European rabbit.https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oryctolagus_cuniculus They gave rise to the domesticated rabbits of today. They used to be called Lepus cuniculus. Back then they were called the Common Rabbit. Naturally, as they were European and this was their name in a European language: English.https://archive.org/details/animalkingdomorz00linn/page/280/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater
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