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Oryctolagus cuniculus L., 1758 (Rabbit)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Oryctolagus cuniculus Bones 21 February 1999 Berks England 10

Suggested Literature

Oryctolagus cuniculus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
MAMMALIA
(mammals)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Oryctolagus cuniculus:

(dung) dung dung may support coremium of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph Penicillium claviforme - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae) Moss, M.O., 2004
dung may contain larva or puparium Fannia manicata - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
dung may contain larva Potamia littoralis - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968
Photos dung may support fruitbody Hebeloma radicosum - Rooting Poisonpie (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [small mammals. Appears on soil above small mammal nests to which it is connected by a long rhizoid.]
may be infected by Myxoma virus - Myxomatosis (Rabbits) - Causative Organism
dung (usually part dried) usually part dried dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius brevis - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [on sand dunes]
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinus sterquilinus - an inkcap (Agaricales: Coprinaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinus tuberosus - an inkcap (Agaricales: Coprinaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Cyathus stercoreus - Dung Bird's Nest (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in dunes]
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Mycocalia duriaeana - Dune Cannon, Durieu's Mycocalia (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on dunes]
dung (weathered) weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Coprinopsis filamentifer - an inkcap (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
dung (wet, weathered) wet, weathered dung dung may support fruitbody Mycocalia denudata - Common Mycocalia (Agaricales: Nidulariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acidic soil]
Photos dung dung may attract imago Typhaeus typhoeus - Minotaur Beetle (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows below dung]
Photos dung dung dung/debris may support larva Typhaeus typhoeus - Minotaur Beetle (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [in holes in dry sandy soil]
dung dung dung/debris may support larva Aphodius coenosus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Major Jessop, L., 1986 [on sandy soil]
dung dung may house imago Aphodius coenosus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [on sandy soil]
entrance to burrow entrance to burrow may house Diastictus vulneratus - a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Minor Jessop, L., 1986

Oryctolagus cuniculus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
MAMMALIA
(mammals)

References

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Moss, M.O., 2004 Penicillium claviforme - an impressive mould with an M.C.Cooke connection
van Emden, F.I., 1954 Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae

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