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

Where the white-tailed jackrabbit lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepus townsendii
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the white-tailed jackrabbit live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-tailed jackrabbit in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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-tailed jackrabbit endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-tailed jackrabbit?

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

About the white-tailed jackrabbit

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-tailed jackrabbit (revision 1376654893), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q932186 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).