Showing Food Rabbit
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Name | Rabbit | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Leporidae | ||||||||||
Description | Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit. There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit. | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00528 | ||||||||||
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Group | Animal foods | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Lagomorphs | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | 180110 | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Rabbit | ||||||||||
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Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. |