Oryctolagus cuniculus

The adult European rabbit can measure 16 inches in leangth and weigh between 2-5 pounds. The hind foot measures 3-4 inches in length and the ears can be 3 inches in length. The fur is generally greyish-brown, but has a great deal of variation. They moult once a year, beginning in March, but the entire coat is replaced by October-November. The North American cottontails differ in skull sizes and the North Americans do not construct burrows as the European rabbit does. They are considered in Europe to be Near Threatened by the IUCN rating because of diseases, predation, hunting and habitat loss. Their predators are foxes, dingoes, wolves, lynxes, wolverines and dogs.