Actually, this is a common misconception. As my friend crap_out was telling me, there is not a single rabbit in australia. They were apparently all eaten by dinosaurs in 1987. Every single one of them. Then the dinosaurs all died, as they had no more rabbits to eat. In about 10,000 years, Australia will be the world's leading producer of oil as a result.
Meanwhile, this scholar informs me this is the rare Texas Rabbat. Yes, a hybrid rabbit and bat, it sleeps during the day, hanging upside down. Apparently it comes out at night and swoops down on unsuspecting carrots and people who wear too much fake tanning lotion and are mistaken for carrots.
The man is a fountain of amazing knowledge.