{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_profile_rabbit","category":"exotic-pet-profile","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_profile_rabbit\ncategory: exotic-pet-profile\ntitle: \"Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan) — species account Oryctolagus cuniculus\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/rabbit.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Animal Diversity Web species account (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan)\"\n  title: \"Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\n  url: \"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Oryctolagus_cuniculus/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"ADW species account Oryctolagus cuniculus\"\n  doc_type: \"expert species account (.edu, compiled from primary literature)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\nAuthoritative first-hand species account (Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan). All bullet facts are verbatim from the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n## Natural History & Origin\n- The last Ice Age confined the species to the Iberian peninsula and\n- Home range size varies with population density and food abundance, but is usually\n- has been highly successful in most places where it has been introduced, and it is\n## Habitat\n- The preferred habitats of this species include dry areas near sea level with soft,\n- sandy soil (for easy burrowing).\n- but forests are also inhabited.\n## Size\n- no longer the case due to modern plowing techniques which destroy rabbit burrows.\n- has learned to coexist with humans in cities, making its home in parks and cemeteries\n- weigh between 1.5 and 2.5 kg, and are from 38 to 50 cm long.\n## Lifespan\n- Domestic rabbits can live to be up to nine years old.\n- supply permit, they prefer to live in groups in large, complex burrow systems (warrens).\n## Behavior & Social Structure\n- due to environmental or social stresses).\n- European rabbits are gregarious, territorial animals.\n- A typical colony consists of six to ten adults of both sexes.\n## Reproduction\n- Rabbits are well-known for their reproductive capacity.\n- is capable of reproducing year-round, but most breeding activity takes place in the\n- Gestation is about 30 days, and the average litter contains\n## Diet\n- is a generalized herbivore, eating a diverse diet of grasses, leaves, buds, tree\n- Gardeners know them to eat lettuce, cabbage, root vegetables, and\n- Although the diet is relatively low in nutritional value, and high in indigestible\n","sources":["exotic-pet-profile — Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics) (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-profile","title":"Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)","url":"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Oryctolagus_cuniculus/","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Oryctolagus cuniculus)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/rabbit.txt"},"source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Oryctolagus cuniculus)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/rabbit.txt","tokens_estimated":508,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}