(Family Leporidae) The rabbits and hares are a remarkably successful group in terms of ability to occupy a variety of environments over broad areas; that are now nearly cosmopolitan. Their distribution before introduction by humans included most of the New and Old worlds, and rabbits have been introduced into New Zealand, Australia, parts of Southern South America, and various oceanic islands in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. 11 recent genera represented by 61 recent species are known.

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