{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "sea-bunny",
  "name": "Sea Bunny",
  "scientificName": "Jorunna parva",
  "category": "Invertebrate",
  "summary": "The sea bunny (Jorunna parva) is a tiny sea slug, a type of nudibranch, that grows to just 1 to 2.5 cm long. It lives on shallow reefs and rocky seabeds across the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, where it crawls slowly over the bottom feeding on sponges. Its fuzzy black-speckled body and two upright rhinophores give it an uncanny resemblance to a miniature rabbit. Most live only about a year.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Mollusca",
    "class": "Gastropoda",
    "order": "Nudibranchia",
    "family": "Discodorididae",
    "genus": "Jorunna"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.001,
    "lengthM": 0.025,
    "topSpeedKmh": 0.2,
    "lifespanYears": 1
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Jorunna parva"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Carnivore (sponges)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Shallow reefs and rocky seabeds"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 1 year (typical of nudibranchs)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Length",
      "value": "Usually 1–2.5 cm (under 1 in)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Range",
      "value": "Western Pacific and Indian Oceans"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Shallow reefs and rocky seabeds in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including Japan and the Philippines.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia",
      "Oceans"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Jorunna parva.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Jorunna%20parva&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Jorunna parva. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Jorunna_parva/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Sea Bunny.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorunna_parva"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sea-bunny/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/sea-bunny/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}