white-tailed jackrabbit
E822138
The white-tailed jackrabbit is a large North American hare known for its seasonal white winter coat, powerful hind legs, and adaptation to open grassland and prairie habitats.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species of hare ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
cryptic brown or gray summer coat
ⓘ
powerful hind legs for running and jumping ⓘ seasonal white winter coat ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 56–65 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 2.5–4.5 kg ⓘ |
| behavior | solitary or loosely social ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lepus townsendii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColorInSummer | brown ⓘ |
| coatColorInWinter | white ⓘ |
| commonName |
prairie hare
ⓘ
white-tailed jackrabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Bachman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | larger size and longer ears than most rabbits and hares ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | snowshoe hare ⓘ |
| earCharacteristic | long ears with black tips ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | primary consumer in grassland ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Leporidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Lepus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 42 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
open fields ⓘ prairies ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | cursorial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canadian Prairies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ parts of Alaska ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offspringPerLitter | 1–11 leverets ⓘ |
| order | Lagomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
bobcats
ⓘ
coyotes ⓘ foxes ⓘ raptors ⓘ |
| reproduction | multiple litters per year ⓘ |
| shelter | shallow depressions called forms ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | white tail visible when running ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| topSpeed | up to about 55–60 km/h ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1839 ⓘ |
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