Black-tailed jackrabbit
SpeciesMammals
A large hare of the western United States and Mexico
1.60Rare
Rare
Black-tailed jackrabbit
- Mammals
The black-tailed jackrabbit, also called the American desert hare, is a common hare found in the western United States and Mexico. It lives in mixed shrub-grassland terrain from sea level to 10,000 feet. One of the largest North American hares, it eats shrubs, small trees, grasses and forbs. It does not migrate or hibernate, and its young are born furred, open-eyed and mobile within minutes.
- Scientific name
- Lepus californicus
- Length
- Around 2 ft (61 cm)
- Winter behavior
- Does not migrate or hibernate
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Black-tailed jackrabbit (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q640645
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsChuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife, Own work Focus On WildlifeModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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