2 million years ago (Mya). Most populations in regions where the European rabbit is not native are considered to belong to O. c. cuniculus. This includes O. c. brachyotus, O. c. cnossius, and O. c. habetensis.

Fossil record

The oldest known fossils of the currently living European rabbit species, Oryctolagus cuniculus, date to 0.6 million years ago in the Middle Pleistocene age in southern Spain. The first fossils belonging to the genus

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