Order Lagomorpha Author Robert S. Hoffmann text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 807 827 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353088 1-56098-217-9 7353088 Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:58 . TYPE LOCALITY: "in Europa australis" [= Germany ] . DISTRIBUTION: W and S Europe through the Mediterranean region to Morocco and N Algeria ; original range probably limited to Iberia and perhaps NW Africa; introduced on all continents except Antarctica and Asia; see Gibb (1990) . Worldwide as domesticated forms. STATUS: The form huxleyi of the Atlantic and Mediterranean isls "may be endangered" ( Gibb, 1990 ). SYNONYMS: algirus (Loche, 1858) ; borkumensis Harrison, 1952; brachyotus Trouessart, 1917; campestris (Meyer, 1790) ; cnossius Bate, 1906; fodiens Gray, 1867 ; habetensis Cabrera, 1923 ; huxleyi Haeckel, 1874 ; kreyenbergi Honigmann, 1913 ; nigripes Bartlett, 1857; oreas Cabrera, 1922; vermicula Gray, 1843 ; vernicularis Thompson, 1837 . COMMENTS: The specific name is probably based on a feral specimen ( Gibb, 1990 ).