What is the european rabbit's country of origin and what is it's habitat there?

Also its a pest in australia, what parts of australia does it inhabit?What is the european rabbit's country of origin and what is it's habitat there?
It originates from southern Europe (Italy, France Spain and Portugal) and lives in areas where soft soil is available for burrowing and will live in both forest and grassland. It was believed to be imported to the UK by the Romans, however new evidence suggests that it is in fact native to the UK too.





In Australia it found in the south in NSW and Queensland.