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White-tailed jackrabbit
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species of mammal
OverviewAI-generated
The white-tailed jackrabbit, scientifically named *Lepus townsendii*, is a species of hare. It belongs to the class Mammalia and is not extinct. The species has a gestation period of 6.
Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019. The animal is also referred to by the common names White-tailed Jackrabbit, Weißschwanzeselhase, and Präriehase.
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Vinony's link graph records 193 inbound references to White-tailed jackrabbit, and connects out to IUCN Red List, United States and Canada.
Vinony files it under Fauna of the Great Basin, Fauna of the Great Lakes region and Fauna of the Northwestern United States.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernWhite-tailed Jackrabbit
species
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though it has been reported that they live up to 8 years (Ernest 2003).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- hare
- Image
- White-tailed Jackrabbit on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (21969490296).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Lepus townsendii
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- Lepus townsendii
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- Lepus townsendii
- taxon common name
- Iepure al preriilor
- gestation period
- 6
- short name
- L. townsendii
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Encyclopedic overview
The white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), also known as the prairie hare and the white jack, is a species of hare found in western North America. Like all hares and rabbits, it is a member of the family Leporidae of order Lagomorpha. It is a solitary individual except where several males court a female in the breeding season. Litters of four to five young are born in a form, a shallow depression in the ground, hidden among vegetation. This jackrabbit has two described subspecies: L. townsendii townsendii occurring west of the Rocky Mountains and L. townsendii campanius occurring east of the Rocky Mountains.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-tailed jackrabbit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.