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Scientific Name
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Lagomorpha |
| Family | Leporidae |
| Genus | Oryctolagus |
| Species | Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
mostly around prairie area of American Camp
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Probably brought to the islands in the mid 1880's by breeders for business purposes. Before that time there were no rabbits in the San Juans. When the breeders eventually went broke and released their rabbits, the cleared land provided suitable habitat f
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Introduced European rabbits are creating a negative impact on the native prarie vegetation. This species disrupts topsoil and denudes vegetation which leads to accelerated soil erosion and non-native plant invasion.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
abundant in open prairie or brushy areas, not common in closed canopy forested areas.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Introduced European rabbit has been identified as a management concern and planning is underway for control/eradication efforts.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Year round resident and breeder, colony well established in American Camp prairie.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Ronald Holmes
Created Date
11/7/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Ronald Holmes
Last Modified Date
6/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Ronald E. Holmes, San Juan Island National Historic Park Wetland Inventory 1998. W. Fredrick Stevens and A.R. Weisbrod, The Rabbits of San Juan Island National Historic Park.
