Lepus townsendii
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Lepus townsendii, commonly known as the white-tailed jackrabbit, is a large North American hare species adapted to open grasslands and prairies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lepus townsendii canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hare
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to open grasslands
ⓘ
adapted to prairies ⓘ |
| authority | Bachman, 1839 ⓘ |
| bodyMass | large for a hare ⓘ |
| camouflage | seasonal coat color change ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
prairie hare
ⓘ
white-tailed jackrabbit ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Canadian Prairies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | important herbivore in prairie ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Leporidae ⓘ |
| food |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| furColor |
brown in summer
ⓘ
paler or whitish in winter ⓘ |
| genus | Lepus ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
open grasslands ⓘ prairies ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement |
capable of fast running
ⓘ
capable of long-distance hopping ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| offspringType | precocial young ⓘ |
| order | Lagomorpha ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predatorOf | grasses and other plants ⓘ |
| preyOf |
coyotes
ⓘ
foxes ⓘ raptors ⓘ |
| reproduction | multiple litters per year ⓘ |
| scientificName | Lepus townsendii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | generally solitary ⓘ |
| tailColor | white ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.