The Annamite striped rabbit is in the Leporidae family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals.
The Annamite striped rabbit is in the Leporidae family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all.
The Latin word Leporidae translates to those that resemble lepus, or hare.
Various countries across all continents except Antarctica and Australia have indigenous species of Leporidae. Furthermore, rabbits, most significantly the European rabbit, (Oryctolagus cuniculus), have been introduced to most of Oceania and to many other islands where they pose serious ecological and commercial threats.
• Image | © Shane S. (Yodeldog), All Rights Reserved
• Sources | (The Wikimedia Foundation, 2021c)
