White-sided jackrabbit: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-sided jackrabbit lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepus callotis
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the white-sided jackrabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-sided jackrabbit in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the white-sided jackrabbit endangered?

The white-sided jackrabbit’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-sided jackrabbit?

The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Lepus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-sided jackrabbit

The white-sided jackrabbit (Lepus callotis) (Spanish: liebre torda), also known as the Mexican hare, beautiful-eared jackrabbit, Gaillard jackrabbit, or snow sides, is a medium-sized hare native to the United States and Mexico. It has cinnamon, ochre, and black fur on its head and body and notably white-furred sides. The hare is found in a limited range in North America, from southern New Mexico to northwestern and central Mexico. It avoids hilly habitats and is often found in grasslands, with preferred areas being flush in tobosagrass and blue grama, among other grasses the hare uses for food. The hare is also found in savanna and pasture habitats, particularly in the more southerly parts of its distribution.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-sided jackrabbit (revision 1369812342), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1467672 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).