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Table shows the scientific names of five species of animal found in Europe.

Table: The scientific names of five species of animal found in Europe

Common nameScientific name
Brown hareLepus europaeus
Mountain hareLepus timidus
European rabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red squirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey squirrelSciurus carolinensis
a.

Give the genus of the European rabbit.

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b.

Two animals in Table 1 belong to the genus Sciurus. Give the common names of these two animals.

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c.

The brown hare and the European rabbit belong to the same family. Explain whether the brown hare is more closely related to the European rabbit or to the mountain hare.

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d.

A student says that the brown hare and the mountain hare must be the same species because they are both hares. Give one piece of evidence that would show that they are two different species.

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