European Rabbit at O'Malley, ACT
Identification history
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | 9 Oct 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | 9 Oct 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | 9 Oct 2025 | Mike |
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4 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
9 Oct 2025
When there is a large population of rabbits in an area, the rare colour forms can be evident. When rabbit density is low, rare colour forms are unlikely to be detected, but they are still present. So if you see a rare colour form, it may be that you came across it by luck in a low density population. The popular sayings that unusual colour forms result from inbreeding and that rare colour forms prove rabbit density is high, are both likely to be myths imo.
DonFletcher
wrote:
9 Oct 2025
Or, given the location, this may be an escaped pet, or descended from a pet, with the colour having resulted from selective breeding.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.112598-35.351795
- Altitude 697.0m
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2025 09:38 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbits & Hares Mammals
Species information
- Oryctolagus cuniculus Scientific name
- European Rabbit Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1909.02m Recorded at altitude
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