Rabbit Facts for Kids
Oryctolagus cuniculus · or-ik-TOL-uh-gus kew-NIK-yoo-lus
A pet with long ears and a fluffy tail that hops.
- 🏃 speed: not yet checked
- ⚖️ weight: not yet checked
- 📏 size: not yet checked
- 🎂 lifespan: not yet checked
- 🍽️ plants
- Not on the Red List (Not assessed)
A rabbit has long ears and a fluffy tail. It hops on its big back feet. It likes to eat hay and greens.
Pet rabbits came from the European rabbit, a wild rabbit that digs burrows. A rabbit's front teeth never stop growing, so it needs lots of hay to chew to wear them down. When a rabbit is happy, it may jump and twist in the air.
A rabbit's long ears catch faint sounds and help it cool off on hot days. Its eyes sit high on the sides of its head, so it can watch nearly all the way around. Rabbits thump a back foot on the ground to warn each other. Pet rabbits do best with a rabbit friend, lots of room to hop, and a grown-up who learns what they need.
How big is a rabbit?
Rabbit: no checked size yet, so there is nothing to draw. We only draw what a source says.
Rabbit in numbers
| Length | no checked number yet |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | no checked number yet |
| Weight | no checked number yet |
| Top speed | no checked number yet |
| How long it lives | no checked number yet |
| What it eats | hay, leafy greens and a few pellets |
| Where it lives | homes and farms; its wild cousin, the European rabbit, lives in Europe and North Africa |
| What kind | Mammals |
| Is it in danger? | Not on the Red List (Not assessed) |
A number we couldn’t find on a page we trust says so, instead of guessing.
Wow!
- Its front teeth never stop growing.
- A happy rabbit may leap and twist in the air.
- Rabbits thump a back foot to warn each other.
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Where these numbers come from
- Wikidata, Rabbit (Q149017), checked 30 October 2026.