black-tailed jackrabbit
E46488
The black-tailed jackrabbit is a large North American hare known for its long ears, powerful hind legs, and adaptation to arid and semi-arid habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lepus californicus | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hare
ⓘ
lagomorph ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
cryptic coloration
ⓘ
efficient water conservation ⓘ tolerance to arid environments ⓘ |
| binomialName |
black-tailed jackrabbit
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lepus californicus
|
| breedingSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| canReachSpeed | up to 64 km/h ⓘ |
| coatColor | grayish brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
American desert hare
ⓘ
black-tailed jackrabbit self-link ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
cacti
ⓘ
forbs ⓘ grasses ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey species
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| family | Leporidae ⓘ |
| genus | Lepus ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ open fields ⓘ sagebrush grasslands ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| hasBehavior |
freezes to avoid detection
ⓘ
uses speed to escape predators ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
black tail
ⓘ
large eyes ⓘ long ears ⓘ powerful hind legs ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| litterSize | 1–6 leverets ⓘ |
| locomotion | cursorial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| order | Lagomorpha ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predator |
bobcat
ⓘ
coyote ⓘ golden eagle ⓘ great horned owl ⓘ red-tailed hawk ⓘ |
| reproduction | polyestrous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | uses ears for heat dissipation ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1837 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lepus californicus