Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 (European rabbit)
PaleoDB taxon number: 233585
Alternative combinations: Lepus (Oryctolagus) cuniculus, Lepus cuniculus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Oryctolagus according to L. Capasso Barbato and E. Gliozzi 1995
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 41.4, humerus length 65.7, scapula 55.0 x 30.0, tibia length 96.6, ulna length 70.0
Estimated body mass: 1.22 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length