White-tailed jackrabbit
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Least ConcernObservations: 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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- hare
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- White-tailed Jackrabbit on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (21969490296).jpg
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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.
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Fauna of the Great BasinFauna of the Great Lakes regionFauna of the Northwestern United StatesFauna of the Plains-Midwest (United States)Fauna of the Rocky MountainsFauna of the Western United StatesHaresIUCN Red List least concern speciesMammals described in 1839Mammals of CanadaMammals of the United StatesTaxa named by John Bachman