The Leporidae family is comfortable in polar, tropical and temperate zones. Some of the places which are not their native lands like New Zealand, South America, Australia, and Java have also become their home-ground over the last few centuries.ĭifferent species of rabbits are found in different places. They are found almost all over the globe with some minor exceptions of southeastern islands of Asia, Madagascar, West Indies and southern parts of South America. Other native lands of their distributional zone include Southeast Asia, parts of Japan, South America, parts of Africa, and southwestern European. It has been observed that about half of the global population of rabbits is in North America. Limbs: They have four, short but very powerful limbs. They have a thick coat of fur on them of different colors in different species. Long and tulip shaped ears feature on both sides of the head.īody: They have ovoid body shape that is joined through a small neck with the head. They have eyes on the two sides of their heads.
Two species of this genus have strips on them. They can be brown, white, black or even grey colored. They can weigh between 0.46 kg and 5 kg.Ĭolor: Various species sport different colors. Weight: Different species of rabbits measure different weights. Female rabbits are larger in size than the males. Their maximum size can be 75 cm and minimum size can be 29.5 cm. Size: Their size varies depending on the breed or species.
Read a general description of the various species under this genus.
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