Rabbit

Order Rodentia; Family Muridae; Scientific name: Oryctolagus cuniculus; Common name: Rabbit - Distribution in Australia: widely distributed in all mainland states, Tasmania, many offshore islands and on Australian Subantarctic Islands absent in the tropics except in Queensland where it reaches as far north as Mossman - Note: this is an introduced pest species in Australia; it has been introduced deliberately for sporting (shooting) purposes from England in the early days of European settlement creating thus Australia’s biggest environmental disaster with ongoing consequences - Note: Rabbit proof fence