A domestic or domesticated rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)—more commonly known as a bunny, rabbit, or bunny rabbit—is a subspecies of European rabbit. A male rabbit is known as a buck, a female is a doe, and a young rabbit is a kit, or kitten. Rabbits were first used for their food and fur by the Romans, and have been kept as pets in Western nations since the 19th century.