Rabbit Medicine and Surgery: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition, Q&A 04
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Consider the domestic rabbit.
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| Give the order, family, subfamily, genus and species of the domestic rabbit. | All domestic rabbits are descended from the European wild rabbit: order Lagomorpha, family Leporidae, subfamily Leporinae, genus Oryctolagus, species Oryctolagus cuniculus.
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| How many chromosomes does the domestic rabbit possess? | The domestic rabbit has 22 pairs of chromosomes.
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| To what genus do wild American rabbits belong? | Genus Sylvilagus (e.g. Sylvilagus floridanus, the Eastern Cottontail rabbit; S. bachmani, the Brush rabbit.
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| Are Jack rabbits true rabbits? | Jack rabbits belong to the genus Lepus and are hares. They possess 24 pairs of chromosomes.
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| Are Belgian hares true hares? | Belgian hares are a breed of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
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